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Castles in India
161 landmarks in the Castlemap atlas — every one on the interactive map.
See them on the map →The most famous castle in India is Red Fort, ranked #22 of 7,044 in the world — followed by Hawa Mahal and Fatehpur Sikri.
The Castlemap atlas charts 4 castles, 116 fortresses, 23 palaces & châteaux and 18 ruins in India. They span more than 17 centuries — from Sikandar Bagh (founded 150) to Lalitha Mahal (1921). Every one is plotted with its photo, founding date and story on the interactive castle map of India.
All 161 castles in India
- Red Fort
Fortress · 17th century · #22 worldwide · #1 in India
The Red Fort is a historic Mughal fort located in the Old Delhi area of Delhi, India.
- Hawa Mahal
Palace & château · 18th century · #56 worldwide · #2 in India
The Hawa Mahal is a palace in the city of Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. Built from red and pink sandstone, it is on the edge of the City Palace, Jaipur,…
- Fatehpur Sikri
Fortress · 16th century · #62 worldwide · #3 in India
Fatehpur Sikri is a town in the Agra District of Uttar Pradesh, India. Situated 35.7 kilometres from the district headquarters of Agra, Fatehpur…
- Agra Fort
Fortress · 16th century · #69 worldwide · #4 in India
The Agra Fort is a historical Mughal fort in the city of Agra, also known as Agra's Red Fort.
- Golconda
Ruin · #105 worldwide · #5 in India
Golconda is a fortified citadel and ruined city located on the western outskirts of Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
- Amber Fort
Fortress · 16th century · #113 worldwide · #6 in India
Amer Fort or Amber Fort is a fort located in Amer, Rajasthan, India. Amer is a town with an area of 4 square kilometres located 11 kilometres from…
- Chittorgarh Fort
Fortress · #175 worldwide · #7 in India
Chittor Fort, also known as Chittod Fort, is one of the largest forts in India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Mysore Palace
Palace & château · 20th century · #181 worldwide · #8 in India
Mysore Palace, also known as Amba Vilas Palace, is a historic palace and royal residence located in Mysore, Karnataka, India.
- Kumbhalgarh
Fortress · 16th century · #184 worldwide · #9 in India
Kumbhalgarh also known as the Great Wall of India, is a fortress located on the western range of the Aravalli Hills in Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand…
- Mehrangarh Fort
Fortress · 15th century · #245 worldwide · #10 in India
Mehrangarh is a historic fort located in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. It stands on a hilltop, rising about 122 m above the surrounding plains, and the…
- Raigad Fort
Fortress · #255 worldwide · #11 in India
Raigad, located in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India, is a hill fort situated near the town of Mahad.
- Jal Mahal
Palace & château · 18th century · #265 worldwide · #12 in India
Jal Mahal is a historical palace in the middle of the Man Sagar Lake in Jaipur city, the capital of the state of Rajasthan, India.
- Gwalior Fort
Fortress · 15th century · #396 worldwide · #14 in India
The Fort of Gwalior or Gwalior Fort is a 6th-century hill fort in Gwalior, India.
- Fort St. George
Fortress · 17th century · #15 in India
Fort St. George is a fortress at the coastal city of Chennai, India. Founded in 1639, it was the first English fortress in India.
- Jaisalmer Fort
Fortress · 12th century · #16 in India
Jaisalmer Fort is situated in the city of Jaisalmer, in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
- Bhangarh Fort
Fortress · 17th century · #17 in India
The Bhangarh Fort is a 16th-century fort built in the Rajasthan state of India.
- Ranthambore Fort
Fortress · #19 in India
Ranthambore Fort lies within the Ranthambore National Park, near the city of Sawai Madhopur in Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan, India.
- Lake Palace
Palace & château · 18th century · #20 in India
Lake Palace is a former summer palace of the royal dynasty of Mewar, now operated as a hotel.
- Fort William (West Bengal)
Fortress · 17th century · #21 in India
Fort William, officially Vijay Durg, is a fort in Hastings, Calcutta. It was built during the early years of Britain's administration of Bengal.
- Kalinjar Fort
Fortress · #22 in India
Kalinjar is a fortress-city in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It was ruled by several dynasties, including the Guptas, the Vardhana dynasty,…
- City Palace, Jaipur
Palace & château · 18th century · #23 in India
The City Palace, Jaipur is a royal residence and former administrative headquarters of the rulers of the Jaipur State in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
- Shivneri Fort
Fortress · #24 in India
Shivneri Fort is an ancient military fortification located near Junnar in Pune district in Maharashtra, India.
- Murud-Janjira
Fortress · #25 in India
Murud-Janjira is the local name of a fort and tourist attraction situated on an island just off the coastal town of Murud, in the Raigad district of…
- Shaniwar Wada
Ruin · 18th century · #26 in India
Shaniwar Wada is a historical fortification in the city of Pune, India. Built in 1732, it was the seat of the Peshwas of the Maratha Confederacy…
- Purana Qila
Fortress · 16th century · #27 in India
Purana Qila is one of the oldest forts in Delhi, India. It was built by the second Mughal Emperor Humayun and Surid Sultan Sher Shah Suri.
- Aga Khan Palace
Palace & château · 19th century · #28 in India
The Aga Khan Palace was built by Sultan Muhammed Shah Aga Khan III in the city of Pune, India.
- Nahargarh Fort
Fortress · 18th century · #29 in India
Nahargarh Fort stands on the edge of the Aravalli Hills, overlooking the city of Jaipur in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
- Jaigarh Fort
Fortress · 18th century · #30 in India
Jaigarh Fort is situated on the promontory called the Cheel ka Teela of the Aravalli range; it overlooks the Amer Fort and the Maota Lake, near Amer…
- Falaknuma Palace
Palace & château · 19th century · #31 in India
Falaknuma Palace is a palace and a luxury hotel in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
- Rajgad Fort
Ruin · #32 in India
Rajgad is a Hill region fort situated in the Pune district of Maharashtra, India.
- Harishchandragad
Fortress · #33 in India
Harishchandragad is a hill fort in the Ahilyanagar district of India. Its history is linked with that of Malshej Ghat, Kothale village and it has…
- Gingee Fort
Fortress · 11th century · #34 in India
Gingee Fort or Senji Fort in Tamil Nadu, India is one of the surviving forts in Tamil Nadu, India. It is popularly known as Great Wall of South India.
- Lohagad
Fortress · #35 in India
Lohagad is one of the many hill forts of Maharashtra state in India. Situated close to the hill station Lonavala and 52 km northwest of Pune, Lohagad…
- Laxmi Vilas Palace
Palace & château · 19th century · #36 in India
Lakshmi Vilas Palace is a historic palace and royal residence located in Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
- City Palace, Udaipur
Palace & château · 16th century · #37 in India
City Palace, Udaipur is a palace complex situated in the city of Udaipur in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
- Sindhudurg Fort
Fortress · 17th century · #38 in India
Sindhudurg Fort is a historical sea fort located in Arabian Sea near the Konkan region of Maharashtra in Western India.
- Tughlaqabad Fort
Ruin · 14th century · #39 in India
Tughluqabad Fort is a ruined fort in Delhi, India. Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, the founder of the Tughlaq dynasty and ruler of the Delhi Sultanate,…
- Chowmahalla Palace
Palace & château · 19th century · #40 in India
Chowmahalla Palace or Chowmahallat is the palace of the Nizams of Hyderabad State located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
- Bengaluru Palace
Palace & château · 19th century · #41 in India
Bengaluru Palace is a 19th-century royal palace located in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
- Leh Palace
Palace & château · 16th century · #42 in India
Leh Palace, also known as Lachen Palkar Palace, is a former royal palace overlooking the city of Leh in Ladakh, India.
- Daulatabad Fort
Fortress · 12th century · #43 in India
Daulatabad Fort, originally Devagiri Fort, is a historic fortified citadel located in Daulatabad village near Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India.
- Pratapgad
Fortress · 17th century · #44 in India
Pratapgad is a mountain fort located in Satara district, in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra.
- Harihar Fort
Ruin · #45 in India
Harihar fort is a hillfort located about 40 kilometres from Nashik, 48 kilometres from Igatpuri, and 40 kilometres from Ghoti Budruk, in the Nashik…
- Sinhagad
Fortress · #46 in India
Sinhagad is an ancient hill fortress located at around 28 kilometres southwest of Pune, India.
- Ramnagar Fort
Fortress · 18th century · #47 in India
The Ramnagar Fort is a fortification in Ramnagar, Varanasi, India. It is located near the Ganges on its eastern bank, opposite to the Tulsi Ghat.
- Gagron Fort
Fortress · 16th century · #48 in India
Gagron Fort is a hill and water fort and is situated in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan, in the Hadoti region of India.
- Allahabad Fort
Fortress · 16th century · #49 in India
Allahabad Fort was built by the Mughal emperor Akbar at Allahabad in 1583. The fort stands on the banks of the Yamuna, near its confluence with the…
- Qila Mubarak
Fortress · 18th century · #50 in India
Qila Mubarak, also known as Gobindgarh or Bathinda Fort, is a historical monument in the heart of the city of Bathinda in Punjab, India.
- Panhala Fort
Fortress · 12th century · #51 in India
Panhala fort (also known as Panhalgad and Panhalla), is located in Panhala, 20 kilometres northwest of Kolhapur in Maharashtra, India.
- Kangra Fort
Fortress · #52 in India
The Kangra Fort is a historic fort located in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, India. The fort is also known as 'Nagarkot' and 'Kot Kangra'.
- Vellore Fort
Fortress · 16th century · #53 in India
Vellore Fort is a large 16th-century fort situated in heart of the Vellore city, in the state of Tamil Nadu, India built by the Emperors of…
- Bidar Fort
Fortress · #54 in India
Bidar Fort is located in the old city area, Bidar, Karnataka, India. The fort, the city and the district are all affixed with the name Bidar.
- Lohagarh Fort
Fortress · 18th century · #55 in India
Lohagarh Fort is an 18th-century fort located at Bharatpur in Rajasthan, India.Maharaja Suraj Mal commissioned its construction in 1732.
- Fort Aguada
Fortress · 17th century · #56 in India
Fort Aguada is a seventeenth-century Portuguese-era fort, built in 1612, along with a lighthouse, standing in Goa, India, on Sinquerim Beach,…
- Rohtasgarh Fort
Fortress · #57 in India
The Rohtasgarh or Rohtas Fort is located in the Son River valley, in the small town of Rohtas in Bihar, India.
- Asirgarh Fort
Fortress · 15th century · #58 in India
Asirgarh Fort is an Indian fortress situated in the Satpura Range about 20 kilometres north of the city of Burhanpur, in the Indian state of Madhya…
- Lalitha Mahal
Palace & château · 20th century · #59 in India
The Lalitha Mahal, now renamed Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, is a luxury hotel located in a former royal residence, and the second largest palace in…
- Monsoon Palace
Palace & château · 19th century · #60 in India
The Monsoon Palace, also known as the Sajjan Garh Palace, is a hilltop palatial residence in the city of Udaipur, Rajasthan in India, overlooking the…
- Bekal Fort
Fortress · 17th century · #61 in India
Bekal Fort is a medieval fort built by Shivappa Nayaka of Keladi in 1650 AD, at Bekal. It is the largest fort in Kerala, spreading over 40 acres
- Junagarh Fort
Fortress · 16th century · #62 in India
Junagarh Fort is a fort in the city of Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. The fort was originally called Chintamani and was renamed Junagarh or "Old Fort" in…
- Ujjayanta Palace
Palace & château · 20th century · #63 in India
Ujjayanta Palace is the state museum of the Indian state of Tripura and former royal palace of the princely state of Tripura.
- Jorasanko Thakur Bari
Palace & château · #64 in India
Jorasanko Thakur Bari is a Haveli in Jorasanko, North Kolkata, West Bengal, India, is the ancestral home of the Tagore family.
- Torna Fort
Fortress · #65 in India
Torna Fort, also known as Prachandagad, is a large fort located in Pune district, in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
- Mattancherry Palace
Palace & château · #66 in India
The Mattancherry Palace is a palace popularly known as the Dutch Palace, in Mattancherry, Kochi, in the Indian state of Kerala which features Kerala…
- Fort Vasai
Ruin · 12th century · #67 in India
Fort Vasai is a ruined fort in the town of Vasai, Konkan Division, Maharashtra, India.
- Jag Mandir
Palace & château · 16th century · #68 in India
Jag Mandir is a palace built on an island in Lake Pichola. It is also called the "Lake Garden Palace".
- Padmanabhapuram Palace
Palace & château · #69 in India
Padmanabhapuram Palace, also known as Kalkulam Palace, is a Travancore-era palace located in Padmanabhapuram in the Kanyakumari district of the…
- Ahmednagar Fort
Fortress · #70 in India
The Ahmednagar Fort is located close to the Bhingar Nala near Ahmednagar in Maharashtra state western India.
- St. Angelo Fort
Fortress · #71 in India
St. Angelo Fort is a fort facing the Arabian Sea, situated 3 km from Kannur, Kerala.
- Kangla Fort
Ruin · #72 in India
The Kangla, officially known as the Kangla Fort, is an old fortified palace at Imphal, in the Manipur state of India.
- Marble Palace (Kolkata)
Palace & château · 19th century · #73 in India
Marble Palace is a palatial nineteenth-century mansion in North Kolkata. It is located at 46, Muktaram Babu Street, Kolkata 700007.
- Siri Fort
Ruin · 14th century · #74 in India
Siri Fort, in the city of Delhi, was built during the rule of Alauddin Khalji, second ruler of Khalji Dynasty, of Delhi Sultanate to defend the city…
- Purandar Fort
Fortress · #75 in India
Purandar Fort is a mountain fort in Pune district in the Western Indian state of Maharashtra, India.
- Lok Bhavan
Palace & château · 19th century · #76 in India
Lok Bhavan, formally known as Raj Bhavan and Government House is the official residence of the Governor of West Bengal, R. N. Ravi, located in…
- Karnala Fort
Fortress · #77 in India
Karnala Fort is a hill fort in Raigad district, Maharashtra, India, about 10 km from Panvel city.
- Gawilghur Fort
Fortress · 15th century · #78 in India
Gawilghur was a well-fortified mountain stronghold of the Maratha Empire north of the Deccan Plateau, in the vicinity of Satpura Ranges, Amravati…
- Chitradurga Fort
Fortress · 12th century · #79 in India
Chitradurga Fort, or as the British called it Chitaldoorg, is a fortification that straddles several hills and a peak overlooking a flat valley in…
- Taragarh Fort (Ajmer)
Fortress · #80 in India
Taragarh Fort is a fortress built upon a steep hillside in the city of Ajmer in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
- Fort Emmanuel
Ruin · #81 in India
Fort Emmanuel, also known as Fort Manuel, is a ruined fort located at Fort Kochi Beach in Kochi, Kerala, India.
- Bengaluru Fort
Fortress · 16th century · #82 in India
Bangalore Fort began construction in 1537 as a mud fort. The builder was Kempe Gowda I, a vassal of the Vijayanagara Empire and the founder of…
- Warangal Fort
Fortress · #83 in India
Warangal Fort is located in Warangal District, Telangana, India. It was the capital city of Kakatiya dynasty and the Musunuri Nayakas.
- Fort Dansborg
Fortress · 17th century · #84 in India
Fort Dansborg, locally called Danish Fort, is a Danish fort located in the shores of Bay of Bengal in Tranquebar in the Mayiladuthurai District,…
- Salher
Fortress · #85 in India
Salher is a place located near Salher Village in Satana tehsil in Nashik district of Maharashtra, India. The old name of Salher was Gavalgarh.
- Rajmachi Fort
Fortress · #86 in India
Rajmachi Fort is a historical fort in the hills of the Sahyadri mountains. It consists of two twin fortresses Shriwardhan and Manaranjan, with a wide…
- Khānderi Island
Fortress · #87 in India
Khanderi is an island with a fort, located south of Mumbai, along the coast of Maharashtra, India.
- Madh Fort
Fortress · #88 in India
Madh is a peninsular locality in the northern part of the Mumbai Suburban District, Maharashtra, India.
- Ita Fort
Fortress · #89 in India
Ita Fort in Itanagar town is an important historical site in the state of Arunachal Pradesh, India. The name literally means "Fort of Bricks".
- Taragarh Fort (Bundi)
Fortress · #90 in India
Taragarh Fort is a fort located in Bundi, Rajasthan, India. Located high on a hill of aravalli mountain range, it is the principal tourist attraction…
- Akhnoor Fort
Fortress · 18th century · #91 in India
Akhnoor Fort is a fort on the right bank of the Chenab River, 28 km from Jammu City.
- Tiruchirappalli Rock Fort
Fortress · #92 in India
Tiruchirappalli Rock Fort, locally known as Malaikottai, is a historic fortification and temple complex built on an ancient rock.
- Salimgarh Fort
Fortress · 16th century · #93 in India
Salimgarh Fort was built in 1546 CE in Old Delhi, on what was then an island of the Yamuna River, by Salim Shah Suri, the son of Sher Shah Suri.
- Palakkad Fort
Fortress · #94 in India
Palakkad Fort is an old fort situated in the heart of Palakkad city in Kerala state, southern India.
- Suvarnadurg Fort
Fortress · #95 in India
Suvarnadurg is a fort that is located on a small island in the Arabian Sea, near Harnai in Konkan, in the Indian state of Maharashtra on the west…
- Asigarh Fort
Fortress · #96 in India
Asigarh Fort, also called Hansi Fort, is located on the eastern bank of Amti lake in Hansi city of Haryana, India, about 135 km from Delhi on NH9.
- Sikandar Bagh
Palace & château · 2nd century · #97 in India
Sikandar Bagh, formerly known by the British as Sikunder/Sikandra/Secundra Bagh, is a villa and garden enclosed by a fortified wall, with loopholes,…
- Qila Mubarak, Patiala
Fortress · #98 in India
Qila Mubarak, is a fortress of Sikh architecture in Patiala, Punjab, India. It was the residential palace of the Maharaja of Patiala.
- Chapora Fort
Fortress · #99 in India
Chapora Fort, located in Bardez, Goa, rises high above the Chapora River. The site is the location of a fort built by Adil Shahi dynasty ruler Adil…
- Diu Fortress
Fortress · 16th century · #100 in India
The Diu Fortress is a Portuguese-built fortification located on the west coast of India in Diu.
- Ajinkyatara Fort
Fortress · #101 in India
Ajinkyatara Fort, also known as the "Fort of the Sapta-Rishi," is a historical hill fort located on Ajinkyatara Mountain, one of the seven mountains…
- Kolaba Fort
Fortress · #102 in India
Kolaba Fort located at Alibag beach is an old fortified maritime base in Alibag.
- Bhadra Fort
Fortress · 15th century · #103 in India
Bhadra Fort is situated in the walled city area of Ahmedabad, India. It was built by Ahmad Shah I in 1411.
- Uparkot Fort
Fortress · #104 in India
Uparkot is a fort located in east side of Junagadh, Gujarat, India.
- Jahangir Mahal, Orchha
Palace & château · #105 in India
Jahangir Mahal, Citadel of Jahangir, Orchha Palace, Mahal-e-Jahangir Orchha, Jahangir Citadel is a citadel and garrison located in Orchha, Madhya…
- Konda Reddy Fort
Fortress · #106 in India
Konda Reddy Fort, also known as Kondareddy Buruju is a fort situated in the city of Kurnool in Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Bombay Castle
Castle · #107 in India
Bombay Castle is one of the oldest defensive structures built in the city of Mumbai.
- Vijaydurg Fort
Fortress · #108 in India
Vijaydurg, the oldest fort on the Sindhudurg coast, was constructed during the regime of Raja Bhoja II of the Shilahar dynasty and restructured by…
- Pallipuram Fort
Fortress · 16th century · #109 in India
Pallippuram Fort or is a fort in Pallippuram, Vyppin, Ernakulam district of Kerala, south India.
- Castella de Aguada
Fortress · 17th century · #110 in India
Castella de Aguada, also known as the Bandra Fort, is a fort located in Bandra, Mumbai, India.
- Kondaveedu Fort
Fortress · #111 in India
Kondaveedu Fort is a historically significant ancient hill fortress located in Kondaveedu, a village in the Chilakaluripet constituency of Palnadu…
- Naldurg Fort
Fortress · #112 in India
Naldurg Fort is a historic fort in Naldurg town of Dharashiv district in Maharashtra state of India.
- Belapur Fort
Fortress · #113 in India
Belapur Fort is a fort near the township of Belapur in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The fort was built by the Siddhis of Janjira.
- Dindigul Fort
Fortress · 17th century · #114 in India
The Dindigul Fort or Dindigul Malai Kottai and Abirami amman Kalaheswarar Temple was built in 16th-century by Madurai Nayakar Dynasty situated in the…
- Mahim Fort
Ruin · #115 in India
The Mahim Fort is a fort in Mahim in Mumbai, Maharashtra state, India. Strategically located on the Mahim Bay, the fort overlooks Worli to the south,…
- Arnala Fort
Fortress · #116 in India
Arnala Fort is built on a small island off the port town of Arnala, located around 13 km north of Vasai, Maharashtra, India.
- Kondapalli Fort
Fortress · 14th century · #117 in India
Kondapalli Fort, also locally known as Kondapalli Kota and Kondapalli Quilla, lies to the west of Kondapalli in Ibrahimpatnam mandal of NTR district…
- Worli Fort
Fortress · 17th century · #118 in India
The Worli Fort is a fort in Worli, Mumbai, India. Though often incorrectly assumed to have been built by the Portuguese, the fort was built by the…
- Garh Panchkot
Ruin · #119 in India
Garh Panchkot, meaning "Fort of the Five Clans", is a ruined fort located in the eastern part of India at the foothills of Panchet Hill in the…
- Buxa Fort
Fortress · 19th century · #120 in India
Buxa Fort is located at an altitude of 867 metres in the Buxa Tiger Reserve, in the Kalchini CD block in the Alipurduar subdivision of the Alipurduar…
- Dongri Fort
Fortress · #121 in India
The Dongri Fort, or the Dongri Hill Fort, locally known as the Janjire Dhavari Fort, is a fort in Mumbai, India. It is located in the Dongri area.
- Chunar Fort
Fortress · #122 in India
The Chunar Fort is located in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh, in India. The fort and Chunar town, near Mirzapur city, are two historic places…
- Chandragiri Fort
Ruin · 17th century · #123 in India
Chandragiri Fort is a fort built in the 17th century, situated in Kasaragod District of Kerala, India.
- Fort St. David
Ruin · #124 in India
Fort St David, now in ruins, was a British fort in the town of Cuddalore, a hundred miles south of Chennai on the Coromandel Coast of India.
- Ghodbunder Fort
Fortress · 16th century · #125 in India
Ghodbunder Fort is a fort located in Ghodbunder Village, Thane, Maharashtra, India, on the hill just south of the Ulhas River.
- Udgir Fort
Fortress · #126 in India
Udgir Fort in the Udgir city in Latur district, Maharashtra of India is a fort built in pre-Bahamani age, dating from the twelfth century CE.
- Bhongir Fort
Fortress · #127 in India
Bhongir Fort, also known as Bhuvanagiri Fort is a fort located in the heart of Bhongir a town in Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana, India.
- Alang Fort
Fortress · #128 in India
Alang Fort is a fort located in the Kalsubai range of the Western Ghats mountains, Nashik,.
- Asheri Fort
Fortress · #129 in India
Asheri Fort / Asheri is a fort located 102 km from Mumbai and 88 km from Thane. It is in Palghar district, of Maharashtra.
- Gooty Fort
Ruin · #130 in India
The Gooty Fort, also known as Ravadurg and Gutti Kota, is a ruined fort located on a hill in the Gooty town of Andhra Pradesh, India.
- Cabo de Rama
Castle · #131 in India
Praça do Cabo de Rama, also known as Cabo de Rama Fort, is a medieval hillfort located in Khola village, on the coast of Canacona, Goa in India.
- Korlai Fort
Fortress · 16th century · #132 in India
Korlai Fort is a colonial fort in the Raigad district of Maharashtra, India. Formerly a part of Chaul in Portuguese India, the structure is a…
- Fort Tiracol
Fortress · #133 in India
Fort Santíssima Trindade also known as Fort Tiracol, is a Portuguese era fort near the village of Tiracol, in the North Goa district of Goa, India.
- St Thomas Fort
Ruin · #134 in India
Fort Thomas or St. Thomas Fort or Fortaleza de São Tomé, also known as Tangasseri Fort, is a ruined fort located in the beach town of Tangasseri on…
- Riwa Fort
Ruin · #135 in India
The Riwa Fort, locally known as Kala Qilla or Black Fort, is a fort in central Mumbai, India on the banks of the Mithi River.
- Thirumayam Fort
Fortress · 17th century · #136 in India
The Thirumayam Fort is a 40-acre wide fortress in the town of Thirumayam in Pudukkottai-Karaikudi Highway in Pudukkottai District, Tamil Nadu, India.
- Fortaleza da São Tomé
Fortress · 16th century · #137 in India
The Fortaleza da São Tomé, also known as Cranganore Fort or Kottapuram Fort, is situated in Kodungallur of Thrissur District in Kerala, India.
- Madikeri Fort
Fortress · #138 in India
Madikeri Fort, also called Mercara Fort, is a fort in Madikeri, in the Kodagu district of the Indian state of Karnataka, first built by Mudduraja, a…
- Raichur Fort
Fortress · #139 in India
Raichur Fort is a fortress located on a hilltop in the heart of the Raichur in North Karnataka.
- Jivdhan
Fortress · #140 in India
Jivdhan is a hill fortress situated 1 km from modern town of Ghatghar in Junnar Taluka of Pune district in Maharashtra, India.
- Laling Fort
Fortress · #141 in India
Laling Killa is a small fort situated in the present day Dhule district of Maharashtra state in India.
- Corjuem Fort
Fortress · #142 in India
Fort Assunção or Corjuem Fort is a fortress situated 4 kilometres from the village of Aldona on the river island of Corjuem, Goa.
- Fort Anjediva
Fortress · 16th century · #143 in India
Fort Anjediva, built on the Anjadip Island, off the coast of the Indian state of Karnataka but under the administrative jurisdiction of the Indian…
- Hadsar
Fortress · #144 in India
Hadsar fort is among the many forts in Junnar region of Pune district which were meant for protection of the ancient commercial trade route from…
- Fort Geldria
Fortress · 17th century · #145 in India
Fort Geldria or Fort Geldaria, located in Pulicat, Tamil Nadu, was the seat of the Dutch Republic's first settlement in India, and the capital of…
- Jalore Fort
Fortress · #146 in India
Jalore Fort also known as Swarnagiri is the main attraction of Jalore, a town in the Indian state of Rajasthan, and one of the nine forts of the…
- Galna Fort
Fortress · #147 in India
Galna was a major fort in Malegaon talukain in the south Khandesh area of Maharashtra, India.
- Ponda Fort
Fortress · #148 in India
The Ponda Fort is located near Ponda, in the state of Goa on the west coast of India.
- Ludlow Castle, Delhi
Castle · #149 in India
Ludlow Castle, Delhi was a building located in the Civil Lines in Delhi, India, which for a time during East India Company rule in the first half of…
- Fort St. Anthony of Simbor
Ruin · 18th century · #150 in India
Fort St. Anthony of Simbor (Portuguese: Forte de Santo António de Simbor, Forte Simbor, Fortim-do-Mar, Forte Pani Cola is a small ruined fort located…
- Khanderao Market
Castle · 20th century · #151 in India
The Khanderao Market is a palatial commercial building located on Chamaraja Road in Vadodara, Gujarat, in western India.
- Zangla Khar
Ruin · #152 in India
Current day Zangla village has no monastery, only a nunnery. Zangla Palace is sometimes called Zangla Monastery due to a mistake probably first made…
- Fort of São Tiago of Banastarim
Fortress · 17th century · #153 in India
The Fort of São Tiago of Banastarim in India, also known as Fort St. James Banastarim or Benastari Castle, is located at on the right bank of…
- Fort Vijf Sinnen
Fortress · #155 in India
Fort Vijf Sinnen was a fortification made by the Dutch East India Company in Nagapattinam, then part of Dutch Coromandel, now Tamil Nadu.
- Rachol Fort
Fortress · #156 in India
The Rachol Fort is a historical Portuguese era fort located in the village of Rachol, Salcette concelho, in the state of Goa on the west coast of…
- Fort Santo Estevão
Fortress · 16th century · #157 in India
Fort Santo Estevão is a military structure erected in Santo Estevão Island, in Goa, by the Portuguese.
- Fort Reis Magos
Fortress · 16th century · #158 in India
A Fortaleza dos Reis Magos de Goa, também referida como Fortaleza de Bardez, localiza-se na localidade homónima, na taluka de Bardez, distrito de Goa…
- Ramathra Fort
Fortress · #160 in India
- Saint Jeronimo's Fort
Fortress · #161 in India
O Forte de São Jerónimo localiza-se na margem direita do rio Damanganga, na costa do golfo de Cambaia, antiga freguesia de Damão Pequeno, na cidade…
Frequently asked questions
How many castles are in India?
The Castlemap atlas maps 161 landmarks (4 castles · 116 fortresses · 23 palaces & châteaux · 18 ruins) in India — a curated selection of well-documented landmarks from Wikidata, not a count of every fortification ever built.
What is the most famous castle in India?
Red Fort, ranked #22 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's fame ranking, founded in the 17th century.
What is the oldest castle in India?
The oldest dated landmark in the atlas in India is Sikandar Bagh, founded 150. Earlier structures may have existed — this is the oldest with a documented founding year.
See also: the most famous castle in every country · the oldest in every country · medieval castles · castle statistics.
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