THE ruins of the fort was originally built by the Dutch in 1670, it was destroyed by the local Malays in 1690, rebuilt in 1743, and abandoned in 1748. In 1973 the fort was reconstructed and gazetted as a historical site in 1978.

The fort was an outpost of the Dutch to control trade in the Malay peninsula.

It was called Kota Belanda in Malay and Fort Dinding by the Dutch, after the Dinding River on the mainland of Perak.

Nearby about 100m, there is a large rock inscribed with graffiti made by the Dutch soldiers in 1700s. In fact the date 1743 was carved on the rock a few times.

The rock has been called Sacred Rock, Inscribed Rock or Tiger Rock, as it is believed that it depicts a tiger mauling a boy.

However many now believe that the image is not a tiger but the Dutch coat-of-arms showing a lion carrying a quiver of arrows and a sword, not a boy.

There is a VOC symbol which is the symbol of the Dutch East India Company.

There are many historical sites around Malaysia, some ancient, some old, but all very interesting.