Defence Architecture in Early North Karnataka c11.s2.t1.16

c11.s2.t1.16

The moat is narrow at the bottom and wide at the top the former being about 10 m and the later about 14 m wide; the depth is about 4 m. The moat is sufficiently wide. The channel that connects the river with the moat, as mentioned above already, provided the necessary water from the river and it must have been, it is reasonable to presume, concealed for enemies planning to attack should not easily come to know about the source of the water supply to the moat. However, traces of the probable concealment cannot be detected.