TAVUNI HILL FORT

Moving deeper into the Sigatoka Valley, one arrives at Tavuni Hill Fort, which was established by the Tongan chief Maile Latamai. The fortified site at Tavuni was maintained until 1875, when war broke out following the signing of the cession act to Britain. In 1876, the fortified village of Tavuni was destroyed by government troops. This place has also kept many testimonies of the period of its settlement and cannibalism. There is a "killing stone" on which the enemy was killed before being eaten.