 Channagiri has a hill fort which was built around 1770 with a Ranganatha temple inside it, which rises to a height of about 200 feet to the west of the town consists of a single soft dark covered with earth which commands a wide plain.The fort consists of two rubble walls defending by moats, the chief gate being on the north where the gradient is lowest.On the peak stands a temple dedicated to Sri Ranganatha.