Sankagiri Fort
A hill fort between Erode and Salem, kept by the Archaeological Survey.
- Where
- Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 11.7700, 78.2030
Get the Sankagiri Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Sankagiri 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 Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Sankagiri Fort
Yercaud 1.0 km
The poor man's Ooty, and the coffee under the shola.
Kiliyur Falls 3.3 km
A fall below Yercaud on the Shevaroy hills, a hundred metres down, best after rain.
Mettur Dam 43 km
A dam across the Kaveri where the river comes down into the plains, nine years in the building and finished in 1934.
Kolli Hills 54 km
Seventy hairpins, and the Agaya Gangai falls.
Agaya Gangai 60 km
A hundred metre fall on the Kollimalai, reached down a flight of a thousand steps.
Namakkal Fort 60 km
A fort on the rock at Namakkal, built for the Madurai Nayaks and later held by Tipu.
Hogenakkal Falls 61 km
The Kaveri dropping through a carbonatite gorge, crossed in round coracles that have not changed design in centuries.
Ardhanareeswarar Temple 65 km
At Tiruchengode Shiva and Parvati are one figure, half of each, in a single stone.
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Questions
Where is Sankagiri Fort?
Sankagiri Fort is in Salem, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Yercaud (1.0 km), Kiliyur Falls (3.3 km), Mettur Dam (43 km).
How do I get the Sankagiri Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Sankagiri Fort 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 Sankagiri Fort 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.
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