Pallipuram Fort
It was built by the
Portuguese in 1503. It is the oldest existing European fort in India.
In 1789 the Dutch captured the fort in 1661and sold it to the State of Travancore.
This fort is situated in the northern extremity of the Vypeen Island.
Pallipuram known as Palliport to the British is about a
few miles from the Munambam beach.
Popularly known as Ayikkotta or Alikotta, Pallipuram fort
is a hexagonal shaped structure constructed using laterite, chunam and wood and
each face measures 32 feet in length and 34 feet in height. The walls
which are six feet in thickness are thickly plastered using mortar. The cellar
inside the fort was used to store gun powder. The fort, now in ruins, is being
protected by the Kerala state department of archaeology.
Adjacent to the fort, there is a catholic church dedicated
to Mother Mary, known as Church of Our Lady of Snow or Manjumatha Church.
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