Anjengo Fort and Lighthouse

Anjuthengu, meaning ‘five coconut trees’, was its earlier name. This fishing village on the Arabian coast was part of the territory of Attungal Rani’s principality in the 17th century, and was later was merged with the Travancore state. Citing its historical importance, it was at Anjuthengu, now shortened to Anjengo, that the first settlement of the English East India Company was established in 1684 A.D. The fort built by the Dutch in the mid 17th century, and later completed by the British, stands in ruins now.

Anjengo Lighthouse, commissioned on 30th April 1988, is about 6km from Kadakkavur Railway station on Ernakulam-Trivandrum route. It is 8km from Atingal on the NH-47 highway. Nearby is a cemetery, where you can find graves of the Englishmen and their families who once occupied the fort. The Papanasam Beach, located between two cliffs, is a walk away from here. The laterite cliffs have mineral springs that attract a lot of people. 

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