Defence Architecture in Early North Karnataka c18.s1.4

c18.s1.4

The architectural drawing (Fig.78) displays a circular fort divided by three principal parallel roads. One set being oriented east-west and the other set north-south. They, therefore, divide the interior area into 16 blocks and these roads pass through the fort and across the moats on the outside. Thus there are 12 gateways at the intersection of the fort walls and the roads at regular intervals. The fort is enclosed by three concentric moats at regular intervals.