St. Angelo Fort

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A view of the Arabian Sea from St. Angelo's Fort, Kannur

St. Angelo Fort (also known as Kannur Fort or Kannur Kotta) is a fort facing the Arabian Sea, situated 3 km from the town of Kannur in Kerala state, south India.

1 History
2 Photo Album: St.Angelo's fort
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] History

Don Francisco De Almeida of Portuguese constructed this fort in 1505 AD. The Dutch captured the fort from Portuguese in 1663 they sold the fort to the king Ali Raja of Arakkal kingdom.

In 1790 the British seized the control over this fort and became one of the important military centres of the British in Malabar.

Inside St.Angelo's fort

Many people believe that there is a secret tunnel in this fort. This tunnel was built underneath the sea to the Thalassery Fort which is 21 km from Kannur fort. This under passage is said to be used by soldiers to escape.Grilled off from the general public, the percieved entrance is located 10 metres form the shore within the walls and is understood to be able to provide a potential escape route to horse-mounted soldiers with channels at regular points to provide air circulation.

The Moppila Bay Harbor and Arakkal Mosque are near the fort.

The fort, is now under the supervision of the Archaeological Survey of India.

[edit] Photo Album: St.Angelo's fort

Kannur fort, inside view.	Cannon on top of the fort. Mappila Bay can also be seen.	Inside St.Angelo's fort.	Outside view of the horse stable.
The military insignia on the fort wall.	Portuguese inscriptions (military insignia) on the fort wall.	The chapel inside the fort.	The stairway leads to the top of the fort wall. Note that the whole of the fort is made with laterite material.
The trench outside the fort wall, to protect the fort from enemies.	View of Mappila Bay from St. Angelo Fort.	Inside view of the fort. Note the flag mast.	Inside view of the horse stable.
Another view from the top of the horse stable.