Sangagiri Fort
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Sankagiri Fort with a long history is presently a declared monument maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India. it is 159.7M above mean sea level.
It is located 22 kms from the city of Erode and 38 kms from Salem
Structure
Sankagiri Fort, built in the 15th century by the Vijayanagar empire, It has 14 fort walls around this hill (up to top), the last fort wall was built by British, this is the treasury fort for Kongu Mandalam or Kongu Nadu (Salem, Erode, Coimbatore, Tiruppur,Namakkal, Karur and Dindukal), all the tax money and gold was secured in this fort by British army .
It was an important military base for Tippu Sultan and later by the British army, because one side of the hill is climable and the other sides are too steep to climb. This hill having a death well, granary, 2 oil godown, 1 explosive godown, two masjith, one long cave with masjith entrance, 2 varadharaja perumal temple, many wells and 2 British Army official buildings, and cemeteries for British & Muslim army Officers and Soldiers.File:Sankagiri.jpg
Dheeran Chinnamalai, the freedom fighter from Erode has been hanged to death, by the British in this Fort. Test Writing
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