Defence Architecture in Early North Karnataka c11.s2.t1.20

c11.s2.t1.20

The section looking east of the northern gates (Fig.10) clearly indicates the remnants of the wall of the early historical fort. The base being about 20 m,consisting of two courses now. From above the two courses, it is about 10 m wide upto a height of about 3.25 m and this forms the core of the fort. Now, on either side of the basal wall is aretaining vertical wall of laterite blocks and again from above the central brick wall is the wall of laterite blocks to a height of about 5 m. In between the retaining walls and above the central laterite wall is clay filling, that forms the upper part of the fort and the fort tails of gradually from the retaining wall outside to the ground level.