Dindigul Fort

Dindigul Rock Fort
Part of History of Tamil Nadu
Dindigul
Dindigul in 1913
Dindigul Rock Fort
Coordinates	10°21′40″N 77°57′42″E / 10.36109°N 77.96167°E / 10.36109; 77.96167
Type	Rock fort and temple complex
Height	900 feet
Site information
Owner	Archaeological Survey of India
Controlled by	Archaeological Survey of India
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Under renovation
Site history
Built	1605
Built by	Muthu Krishnappa Nayakkar
In use	circa early 1800s
Materials	Granite

The Dindigul Fort or Dindigul Malai Kottai and Abirami amman Kalaheswarar Temple was built in 16th-century by Madurai Nayakar Dynasty situated in the town of Dindigul in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The fort was built by the Madurai Nayakar king Muthu Krishnappa Nayakar in 1605. In the 18th century the fort passed on to Kingdom of Mysore (Mysore Wodeyars). Later it was occupied by Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan the fort was of strategic importance. In 1799 it went to the control of the British East India Company during the Polygar Wars. There is an abandoned temple on its peak apart from few cannons sealed with balls inside.These canons are very heavy. In modern times, the fort is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India and is open to tourists.