76 1766 , बेयो बुंजादोंमोन दि हायदर आलि जाय 1766 आव खरंखौ लुदोंमोन पालाक्काद आरो कइमबेतरनि गेजेराव सुंजुबलायनायखौ जौगाहानो गोसोखालामदोंमोन ।
It is said that Haider Ali who constructed the fort in 1766 intended it to improve communication between Palakkad and Coimbatore .