99 reviews

MaiyaKottai Fort

Name: MaiyaKottai Fort
Address: Kanyakumari, IN
Rating: 3.90

Tuesday 24 hours open

Historical landmark

785J+3C2, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu 629175, India

Kanyakumari Tamil Nadu

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MaiyaKottai Fort is a historical landmark located in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The average rating of this place is 3.90 out of 5 stars based on 99 reviews. The street address of this place is 785J+3C2, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu 629175, India. It is about 3.69 kilometers away from the Eraniel railway station.

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Where is MaiyaKottai Fort located?: MaiyaKottai Fort is located at 785J+3C2, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu 629175, India.
What is the off day for MaiyaKottai Fort?: MaiyaKottai Fort is 7 days open 24hr
What is the nearest railway station from MaiyaKottai Fort?: Eraniel railway station is the nearest railway station to MaiyaKottai Fort. It is nearly 3.69 kilometers away from it.

What people say about MaiyaKottai Fort

Christan Noel 16 months ago

A quiet and peaceful spot but nothing much to see

On The Endless Roads 21 months ago

Mayanakottai which literally means “The Fort of the Dead”. This fort was constructed during the reign of Bala Marthanda Varma, Travancore ruler, by his illustrious European General De Lannoy during the 1700's. As the name goes, this fort was built for doing the last rites to the soldiers who were dead in the wars.

Rama Subramanian 36 months ago

Maiyakottai Fort is an ancient Fort located near Thuckalay Town in Kanyakumari District of Tamilnadu.

The word Maiyakottai, which has evolved from its root word “Mayanakottai” which literally means “The Fort of the Dead”.

The Fort was constructed during the reign of Bala Marthanda Varma, Travancore ruler, by his illustrious European General De Lannoy during the 1700's. As the name goes this fort was built for doing the last rites to the soldiers who were dead in the wars.

There were two types of rituals. One, burning the corpse and the other way was to leave the corpse on top of a stone as food for the eagles.

Place is not well maintained. Please protect our historic places.