Surat Castle
A sixteenth century castle in Surat, built to hold off the raids that kept wrecking the city.
- Where
- Surat, Gujarat, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 21.1963, 72.8178
Get the Surat Castle stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Surat Castle. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Gujarat volume with your photos and a note.
Near Surat Castle
Dumas Beach 17 km
A beach southwest of Surat that was once a burial ground, and that people still tell stories about after dark.
Dandi Beach 30 km
Where the salt was picked up.
National Salt Satyagraha Memorial 34 km
Dandi, where Gandhi picked up the salt, with statues of the eighty who walked with him.
Kadia Dungar Caves 71 km
Seven Buddhist caves in Bharuch with a stupa and a stone lion on the hill above.
Ukai Dam 80 km
The second largest reservoir in Gujarat, built across the Tapti in 1972 and called Vallabh Sagar.
Devka Beach 83 km
Black rock, brown sand, and the promenade.
Vansda National Park 85 km
A patch of moist deciduous forest in south Gujarat that was a maharaja's shooting block.
Moti Daman Fort 88 km
Portuguese walls of 1559 enclosing a working town, with a church, a lighthouse and streets still inside.
More national monuments in Gujarat
Questions
Where is Surat Castle?
Surat Castle is in Surat, Gujarat. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Dumas Beach (17 km), Dandi Beach (30 km), National Salt Satyagraha Memorial (34 km).
How do I get the Surat Castle stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Surat Castle and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Gujarat volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Surat Castle before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Gujarat volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.