Kittur Chennamma Fort

The Kittur Chennamma Fort of Karnataka lies on the Pune Bangalore Highway in a small town of Kittur. The Kittur Chennamma Fort of Karnataka is the main attraction of Kittur that is located in Belgaum District in the state of Karnataka. The Kittur Chennamma Fort of Karnataka stands erect to unravel the tale of the great freedom struggle headed by Queen Chennamma of Kittur to save her kingdom from the British tyranny. Rani Chennamma was the first legendary queen who fought against British army from her small kingdom of Kittur for their undesired intervention in tax collection.

The Kittur Chennamma Fort is constructed out of black basalt rock but at present is nothing but a ruin. You will find the low wall on both sides of the Kittur Chennamma Fort in Karnataka with tiny embankments.

In the interior of the Kittur Chennamma Fort, you will find an ancient telescope through which Rani Chennamma used to watch the Dhruva Nakshatra or the Pole Star in the morning. But the telescope is poorly maintained.

The Kittur Chennamma Fort in Karnataka was intact till the year 1982. It had a beautiful porch which measured 100 feet by 30 feet. The main porch of the Kittur Chennamma Fort, Karnataka was supported by teak pillars. But now the pillar is removed together with its roof. The maintenance authority does not care to replace it.

The Kittur Chennamma Fort is derelict fort covered with weeds. Now the Kittur Chennamma Fort at Karnataka is basically a major archaeological site now.