India · 16th century
Fortaleza da São Tomé ranks #5,573 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #184 of the 223 mapped in India. Founded 1523, it is older than 41% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 887 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how India compares in the castle statistics.
The Fortaleza da São Tomé, also known as Cranganore Fort or Kottapuram Fort, is situated in Kodungallur of Thrissur District in Kerala, India. It was of 18 feet in thickness and was made of laterite. The stone fort was built by the Portuguese in 1523 and was named after Thomas the Apostle. The fort was enlarged in 1565 and passed into the hands of the Dutch in 1663, who destroyed the fort.
Kottapuram Fort was an important part of the Nedumkotta fort built by Travancore under the leadership of Eustachius Benedictus de Lenoy to defend against Tipu Sultan.
Text adapted from “Fortaleza da São Tomé” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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