Kannur Fort
Even though the original name is St. Angelos fort, this fort is commonly known as Kannur Fort. This 500 year old fort is located about 8 KM’s from Kannur city. This fort was built by the Portuguese. This fort is in triangular shape. This fort is located beside the Arabian Sea. The construction of this fort started on 23rd October 1505. With the permission of “Kolathiri”, a Portuguese general called “Don Francisco-D-Almedi” started the construction of The Kannur fort. The Fort consists of a Barrack which can Hold 1000 Soldiers easily and a huge stable with the capacity to hold 101 horses, 12 Cannon camps and huge jails. This Fort is standing in a total of 11acres. The fort was built with the mixture of lime, egg and Molasses. The huge fort gates are built with Teak wood. The first Superintend of
this fort was a Portuguese general called Lorenzo-D-Britto. St. Angelos fort has witnessed many great wars and cruel actions. One of those was the cruel murder of Kerala’s hero Kunjalimarakkar-4. In 1663 The Dutch captured St. Angelos fort. Later it was given to the Arackal Kingdom.Even though the original name is St. Angelos fort, this fort is commonly known as Kannur Fort. This 500 year old fort is located about 8 KM’s from Kannur city. This fort was built by the Portuguese. This fort is in triangular shape. This fort is located beside the Arabian Sea. The construction of this fort started on 23rd October 1505. With the permission of “Kolathiri”, a Portuguese general called “Don Francisco-D-Almedi” started the construction of The Kannur fort. The Fort consists of a Barrack which can Hold 1000 Soldiers easily and a huge stable with the capacity to hold 101 horses, 12 Cannon camps and huge jails. This Fort is standing in a total of 11acres. The fort was built with the mixture of lime, egg and Molasses. The huge fort gates are built with Teak wood. The first Superintend of
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