Qila Karchai/ Karchai Fort

The fort is situating at the top of a peak, irregular in plan, built with limestone in lime mortar. It has several niches and slits of varied size, depicting designs around the fortification walls. The entrance is in the south-west direction. There are two large tanks for water reservation, built up with burnt bricks and lime mortar, which is still survived up to some extent. There are also several rooms inside but most of them are destroyed completely, and only have their foundations covered with vegetation. There also remains of steps leading to and out of the fort with guard room like structures just at entrance point on the inner side. It is a large fort and indicates its central position in defense, keeping in view its strategic location and size. There are also potshards scattered over the floor of the fort in small quantity. The nearby villagers use the fort as a quarry, and are continuously using its stones for making roads, houses and boundaries of their land and other properties. The fort is also being used as grazing ground for cattle due to dense vegetation. The fort is unique in its size and location. It needs immediate protection and conservation. The fort is possibly belong to the Sikh/Dogra period.