Mirjan Fort
A laterite fort on the Aghanashini, built by a pepper queen, and green with moss.
- Where
- Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 14.4888, 74.4175
Get the Mirjan Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mirjan Fort. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Karnataka volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mirjan Fort
Om Beach 11 km
Two joined crescents of sand that from the headland read as the syllable Om, next to a temple town.
Gokarna Mahabaleshwar Temple 12 km
The atma lingam Ravana put down and could not lift.
Gokarna 13 km
A temple town with four beaches strung along a headland, each one quieter than the last.
Vibhuthi Falls 19 km
A fall in the Uttara Kannada forest whose water comes down over limestone, which is what the name means.
Honnavar 23 km
A port at the mouth of the Sharavathi, with mangrove boardwalks, a backwater of islands and Eco Beach at the end of the road.
Unchalli Falls 37 km
A walk down and a climb back, for one huge drop.
Murudeshwar 44 km
A forty metre Shiva on a headland with the Arabian Sea on three sides, visible from far down the coast road.
Sirsi Marikamba Temple 47 km
A temple of 1688 in Uttara Kannada with a biennial fair that fills the town.
More national monuments in Karnataka
Questions
Where is Mirjan Fort?
Mirjan Fort is in Uttara Kannada, Karnataka. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Om Beach (11 km), Gokarna Mahabaleshwar Temple (12 km), Gokarna (13 km).
How do I get the Mirjan Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mirjan Fort and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Karnataka volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mirjan Fort before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Karnataka volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.