Fortress
Fort Pikit
🇵🇭 Philippines · 19th century
Fort Pikit is a Spanish colonial era stone fortification which was built in what is now known as the town of Malidegao in Cotabato. The fortification consists of two towers installed with artillery batteries and a rubble wall which measures 38 meters (125 ft) a side. It was intended to house a military officer, 60 infantrymen and 6 artillerymen by its Spanish builders.
It is situated at the back of the Municipal Hall of Pikit. on a hill facing the National Highway.
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Fort Pikit ranks #3,964 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #8 of the 14 mapped in Philippines. Founded 1893, it is older than 5% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 336 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how Philippines compares in the castle statistics.
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