It is now become a popular tourist spot and offers a view north across the Chapora river to Morjim The fort changed hands several times after Portuguese acquired Bardez.

Across the Chapora river, the Hindu ruler of Pernem, the Maharaja of Sawantwadi who was an old enemy of the Portuguese held the fort for two years.

The Portuguese came in 1717, and carried out extensive repairs of the fort, adding features like bastions and a tunnel that extended to the seashore and banks of the Chapora River for emergencies.

[2] When Goa's border moved northwards with the acquisition of Pernem as part of the New Conquests, the fort lost its military significance towards the end of the century.

The wide expanse of open space is only a tumble of stones, where a few herds of goats graze and cashew bushes grow.