Fort Dansborg
The Danish fort at Tranquebar of 1620, yellow against the sea, and the second largest Denmark ever built.
- Where
- Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- State heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 11.0246, 79.8558
Get the Fort Dansborg stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Fort Dansborg. 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 Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Fort Dansborg
Tharangambadi 0.9 km
Danish India, and Fort Dansborg on the beach.
Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple,Thirukkadaiyur 7.2 km
Shiva here is Kalantaka, the ender of time, with Abhirami beside him.
Karaikal Beach 12 km
A quiet stretch of Coromandel sand in the second district of Puducherry, a hundred and fifty kilometres down the coast.
Poompuhar 13 km
The Chola port of Sangam poetry, most of it now under the sea, with finds still washing up on the beach.
Tirunallar Saniswaran Temple 14 km
The Saturn temple people come to when Saturn moves, and the queues are days long.
Nagore Dargah 23 km
The shrine of Shahul Hamid with five minarets, one of them given by a Maratha raja.
Vaitheeswaran Koil 24 km
Shiva here is Vaidyanathar, the healer, and people come with their illnesses to tell him about them.
Sattainathar Temple, Sirkazhi 27 km
A Shiva temple at Sirkazhi sung in the Thevaram, and known by three names at once.
More state heritage sites in Tamil Nadu
Questions
Where is Fort Dansborg?
Fort Dansborg is in Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Tharangambadi (0.9 km), Amritaghateswarar-Abirami Temple,Thirukkadaiyur (7.2 km), Karaikal Beach (12 km).
How do I get the Fort Dansborg stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Fort Dansborg and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Fort Dansborg before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu 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.