This large squarish fort is 150 feet (46 m) above sea level and occupies an area of about seven acres[1] the adjacent to Chandragiri river.

The Chandragiri River marked the boundary between the Tulanadu and the Kolathanadu Kingdoms.

[2][3] Upon the fall of the Vijaynagara Empire, the Keladi Nayakas, who had administered the region for the Vijaynagara Empire, declared independence and took control of many regions of Uttara Kannada, including the area the fort would later be built.

[2][3] Chandragiri Fort was built in the 17th century by Shivappa Nayak, alongside a chain of other fortresses.

[4][5] The fort is 46 meters (150) feet above sea level, and composed of laterite bricks.