All that remains now is a railway station with that name and Main Guard Gate along West Boulevard Road in the city of Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu.

The rectangular fort was built to enclose the Rock, one of several natural outcrops of volcanic gneiss which rise abruptly from the plain.

The greater part of the fort of Tiruchirappalli and most of the city was built in the reign of Viswanatha Nayaker, King of Madurai, from 1559.

In the mid-eighteenth century the city was a frequent centre of conflict between French and British forces in the struggle to control Southern India.

The Pallavas initially built this temple, but the Nayaks made use of its naturally fortified position and designed it again.

Mosque built by Nawab of Arcot lays perpendicular to Clives Hostel facing the Tank.

Presently called Clives Hostel was once quarters which housed the English Soldiers and their Commander Robert Clive The mid-17th-century palace at the base of the rock was built by Chokkanatha Naicker, now known as Rani Mangammal Mahal or Town Hall, and features a Durbar hall.

During the mid century, Chanda Sahib, aided by the French, made this fort his home base.

In the late 18th century, Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan were a major threat to the British, as were the French who were still fighting for their colonial supremacy in this region.