Defence Architecture in Early North Karnataka c15.s1.t1.3

c15.s1.t1.3

At the lintel level of the entrance I to the barbican, is a Persian inscription,¹ which mentions the date of the construction of the gate-way i.e. 1795 A.D. The interior of the area of the barbican is 50 metres north-south and 45 metres east-west. On the interior wall of the barbican is a row of Dalāns in ruins. All these are of ashlar masonry with lime mortar as binding material. The walls of the barbican are simple and plain.