BEKAL FORT

At a separation of 167 Kms from Kozhikode, 72 Kms from Mangalore and 27 Kms from Kasaragod, Bekal Fort is the greatest and best safeguarded fortification in Kerala. The fortress is based on 35 section of land headland on the shores of Arabian Sea, ascending to a stature 130 feet. Bekal Fort is among the best went by Kerala visitor places. This post is over 300 years of age and is accepted to have been worked by Sivappa Naik of the Ikkeri tradition in1650. There is additionally another conviction that it was initially worked by Kolathiri Rajas and later caught by Sivappa Naik. The stronghold was involved by Hyder Ali in 1763 AD and later by British. The vital highlights of this fortification are the Tank with its flight of steps, the passage opening towards the south, the Observation Tower. There is additionally a mosque worked by Tipu Sultan simply outside the Bekal Fort. The Bekal Fort Beach nearby the Fort is included fascination.