Sadras Dutch Fort
சதுரங்கப்பட்டினம் கோட்டை
The ruins of a 17th-century Dutch East India Company trading fort on the coast, with broken walls, arches and Dutch gravestones standing among the coconut palms.
Sadras, known in Tamil as Sadurangapattinam, lies about 12 km south of Mamallapuram. In the 17th century the Dutch East India Company set up a trading post here, focused on textiles and beads, and later built a fort. The surviving city walls, warehouses and stable remains are the highlights, along with Dutch gravestones from the 17th and 18th centuries, decorated with skulls and hourglasses. The site is managed by the Archaeological Survey of India. Entry is cheap, and few visitors come, so it suits a hired car along the East Coast Road. It can be combined with the Crocodile Bank or the beach on the same day.
Opening hours
About 09:00–17:30
Nearby sights
- Pancha Rathas
- India Seashell Museum
- Mamallapuram Beach
- Stone Carving Workshops, Mamallapuram
- Mahishasuramardini Mandapa & Lighthouse
- Krishna Mandapa
- Raya Gopuram
- Sthalasayana Perumal Temple