Vattakottai Fort
A round coastal fort at the southern tip of India, built by Travancore to watch the sea.
- Where
- Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 8.1257, 77.5649
Get the Vattakottai Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Vattakottai 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 Vattakottai Fort
Vivekananda Rock Memorial 5.4 km
On a rock five hundred metres offshore where Vivekananda is said to have meditated for three days in 1892.
Kanyakumari 7.4 km
The southern tip of the mainland, where the Bay of Bengal, Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean are said to meet.
Thanumalayan Temple 11 km
At Suchindram the name itself holds all three gods, Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma in one word.
Vattaparai Falls 20 km
A broad fall on the Pahrali near the Kerala border, with a shrine beside it.
Udayagiri Fort, Kanyakumari 28 km
A fort of the Travancore kings where the Dutch commander De Lannoy is buried.
Mahendragiri, Tirunelveli 30 km
A peak in the Western Ghats the Ramayana names, and the army holds.
Padmanabhapuram Palace 30 km
The largest wooden palace in Asia, owned by Kerala but standing in Tamil Nadu since the states were redrawn.
Mathur Aqueduct 38 km
An aqueduct carrying water over the Pahrali river, built in 1966 and walked across ever since.
More national monuments in Tamil Nadu
Questions
Where is Vattakottai Fort?
Vattakottai Fort is in Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Vivekananda Rock Memorial (5.4 km), Kanyakumari (7.4 km), Thanumalayan Temple (11 km).
How do I get the Vattakottai Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Vattakottai 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 Vattakottai 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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