Droog Fort, Coonoor

Droog Fort
Part of Tamil Nadu
Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
Droog Fort
Coordinates	11°21′N 76°49′E / 11.35°N 76.82°E / 11.35; 76.82
Type	Forts
Site information
Condition	Ruins
Site history
Built	18th century

Droog Fort (also called Bakasura Malai) is a historic fort located 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from Coonoor, The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. The fort was used as an outpost by Tipu Sultan in the 18th century. Today, the fort is in ruins, with only one wall remaining. The site attracts tourists, who reach the fort by hiking through the Nonsuch Tea Estate.

See also

• Coonoor
• Nilgiri mountains
• Catherine Falls
• Lamb's Rock
• Sim's Park
• Law's Falls
• Dolphin's Nose
• Katary Falls
• Lady Canning's Seat

Tourism in The Nilgiris
Gardens and parks	Bandipur National Park Botanical Gardens Droog Fort Lady Canning's Seat Mudumalai National Park Mukurthi National Park Rose Garden Sim's Park
Viewpoint	Doddabetta Dolphin's Nose Frog Hill View Point Ketti Valley view Kodanad View Point Lamb's Rock Needle Rock View Point Rangaswamy Peak and Pillar Western Catchments
Lake and waterfalls	Avalanche Lake Catherine Falls Emerald Lake Kalhatti Falls Kamaraj Sagar Dam Katary Falls Law's Falls Ooty Lake Pykara Lake and Waterfalls Upper Bhavani Lake
Other tourist spots	Adam's fountain Gori shola Kotagiri plantations Lovedale Nilgiri Mountain Railway Nilgiri mountains Ooty Golf Course Ooty Racecourse Ooty Radio Telescope Stone House Toda huts
Events	Summer Festival
Tourism in India Tourism in Tamil Nadu Coonoor Gudalur Kotagiri Ooty