Tellicherry fort was constructed by the English in A.D 1708; the fort was a place of attraction for the French. Its arched entrance is partly screened by a wall and surmounted by an ornate arch flanked by two soldier guards. Tellicherry fort overlooking the sea, raises to a height of 10 metres and is oblong on plan. It was built of laterite blocks with high round holed walls and strong flanking bastions. The small redoubts on most of the out laying hills have long since disappeared, but Tellicherry fort is in fair state of preservation. A lighthouse marks the site of an old redoubt. Dr. Gundert, the complier of the first Malayalam-English dictionary, established a litho-printing press here to bring out copies of the Bible. The site is a centrally protected monument under the control of Archaeological Survey of India since 1921.