Fort St. David
| Fort St David | |
|---|---|
| Part of Tamil Nadu | |
| Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, India | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Fort |
| Controlled by | Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 11°45′N 79°45′E / 11.75°N 79.75°E |
Fort St David, now in ruins, was a British fort in the town of Cuddalore, a hundred miles south of Chennai on the Coromandel Coast of India. It is located near silver beach without any maintenance. It was named for the patron saint of Wales because the governor of Madras at the time, Elihu Yale, was Welsh.