In the neighbourhood are the ruins of Fort St David situated on the river Gadilam, which has a stirring history. As a small fort builty a Hindu merchant, it fell into the hands of the Marathas after the capture of Gingee by Sivaji in 1677. Fro them it was purchased by the English in 1690, the purchase including not only the fort but the adjacent towns and villagore, passed into the possession of the English. The villages thus obtained are still spoken of as cannon ball villages.
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