Lukut is a small town, minutes away from Port Dickson. We have always bypassed the town and headed straight into PD. Before my visit to its museum I had no inkling of the massacre that took place and its rich tin mining past. My visits to small town such as Gopeng and Lukut has made me realise that each little town in Malaysia has a story waiting to be told. 
Fort lukut is located on a hill.
At the peak we had a good view of Lukut town and the oil refinery.
This bronze cannon was excavated off the coast of Port Dickson.
4 holes in a row.
This bronze cannon was excavated off the coast of Port Dickson.
4 holes in a row.
Fai couldn't figure them out. Neither could I.
Fai helping to pull out lovegrass from Han's shorts on the stone road leading into the fort.
Note the stone walls and moat that surrounds it. The moat was once filled with water and had sharp bamboo spikes in it.
Water tank
I think I saw about 4 of these water tanks - rectangular holes dug into the ground about 8feet deep and had terracotta flooring and brick walls.
Water was drawn from a nearby river and hauled in by bullock carts
Water was drawn from a nearby river and hauled in by bullock carts
The museum was located at the base of the fort.
It is housed in a beautifully crafted traditional wooden house. Its verendah is our inspiration for our soon-to-be built viewing deck in our PD home.
We noticed a body of water in a distance while we were at the fort. It must be a former mining pond.
Map of Lukut fort. We couldn't locate the poisoned well - a well filled with poisonous sap for lowering traitors and intruders into for a slow and torturous death.
3 comments:
the cannon is portuguese made in Goa
the cannon is portuguese made in Goa
the cannon is portuguese made in Goa
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