If you are a fan of forts with high walls, watchtowers, bastions, moats and secret escape routes, think no further than Mirjan Fort. Just 45 minutes away from your the beaches of Gokarna, it has seen a lot of battles and changed hands between the Tuluvas to Sultans and finally the British in 1784. This place has been at the helm of the Pepper trading business initially started by one of the bravest queens, Chennabhairava Devi. Standing on top of the fort will transport you back to the olden days where soldiers guarded and fought the harshest of battles to protect their kings and queens. Needless to say, it’s slippery in the monsoon, but the ruins get covered in green moss, making it look quite mystical. If you get to the top-most bastion, you’ll even see the spot where the river Souparnika meets the Arabian Sea.
