[1][2] In 1630 the Portuguese, under the command of Constantino de Sá de Noronha attempted to use the ldalgashinna pass to force a way into the Uva.
[3][4] The fort was used as a staging post for troops in the attack.
The fort is 5 km (3 mi) south of the Idalgashinna railway station, within the Needwood tea plantation.
All that remains of the fort are the stone foundations of the semi-circular bastions.
The fort was declared a protected archaeological site in November 2002.