Forts in Karnataka
21 places in Karnataka under forts. Hill forts, ramparts and old garrisons.
Explore with dates- Ballari FortBallari, Karnataka · FortsFort on a single granite hill above Ballari, with an upper Nayaka fort and a lower Hyder Ali fort.
- Bankapura FortHaveri, Karnataka · FortsOld fort enclosure turned peacock reserve, with a 108-pillared Chalukya temple inside.
- Basavakalyan Fort and Anubhava MantapaBidar, Karnataka · FortsChalukya capital turned Bahmani fort, and the town where Basavanna held the Anubhava Mantapa.
- Belagavi FortBelagavi, Karnataka · FortsCity-centre fort of the Rattas and Adil Shahis with the lotus-ceilinged Kamal Basadi inside.
- Bidar FortBidar, Karnataka · FortsBahmani capital fort with a laterite triple moat, painted palaces and a sixteen pillar mosque.
- Chitradurga FortChitradurga, Karnataka · FortsBoulder strewn hill fort of the Nayaka palegars with seven rings of walls.
- Devanahalli FortBengaluru Rural, Karnataka · FortsWalled fort near the airport where Tipu Sultan was born, with a carved Vishnu temple inside.
- Kalaburagi FortKalaburagi, Karnataka · FortsFirst Bahmani capital with a fully domed Jama Masjid and a huge cannon on the keep.
- Kittur FortBelagavi, Karnataka · FortsRuined fort and palace of Rani Chennamma, who beat the British here in 1824.
- Madhugiri FortTumakuru, Karnataka · FortsSteep fort trek up a single huge granite rock north of Tumakuru, with railings on the hard parts.
- MadikeriKodagu, Karnataka · Hill StationsHill town base for Coorg, with a fort, a sunset garden and coffee estate homestays.
- MakalidurgaBengaluru Rural, Karnataka · FortsForest department trek to a hill fort with a view of the lake and railway curve below.
- Manjarabad FortHassan, Karnataka · FortsStar shaped fort built by Tipu Sultan in 1792, a short climb off the Sakleshpur highway.
- Mudgal FortRaichur, Karnataka · FortsWell preserved Doab fort with a water filled moat, double walls and a Jesuit era church.
- Nandi HillsChikkaballapur, Karnataka · Hill StationsSunrise hill 60 km from Bengaluru with Tipu Sultan fort walls and a cliff called Tipu Drop.
- Raichur FortRaichur, Karnataka · FortsKakatiya hill fort fought over by Vijayanagara and the sultans, with a hilltop palace.
- SavandurgaRamanagara, Karnataka · Rock & RappelHuge granite monolith with a steep marked climb past fort walls to a summit Nandi.
- Shorapur Fort and Taylor ManzilYadgir, Karnataka · FortsBedar Nayaka hill fort and the hilltop bungalow of Meadows Taylor above Shorapur town.
- SkandagiriChikkaballapur, Karnataka · Peak TreksGuided pre dawn trek to a hill fort near Chikkaballapur for sunrise over a sea of cloud.
- SrirangapatnaMandya, Karnataka · FortsTipu Sultan's island capital on the Kaveri, with fort, temple, summer palace and tombs.
- Yadgir FortYadgir, Karnataka · FortsTriple walled hill fort above Yadgir town with rock cut tanks and a hilltop Hanuman temple.
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