While it was Tipu Sultan, it switched hands to the British East India Company who got five forts including this one as a part of the Treaty of Srirangapatnam.

In modern times, the fort is under the control of the Archaeological Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

The Fort was constructed by a local Palaiyakkarar chieftain Gatti Mudaliar dynasty under Madurai Nayaks.

It switched hands to the British East India Company who got five forts including this one as a part of the Treaty of Srirangapatnam.

After 1854, the fort ceased to act as an operational fortress and the region was clubbed into the newly formed Salem District under the Madras Presidency.

[2] In modern times, the fort is under the control of the Archaeological Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu.

[6][11] The trenches in the fort are constructed in such a way that the water from the river fills it from the South side and joins the course downstream.