Pisola fort

Pisola Fort
पिसोळ किल्ला
Part of Galna Hill Range
Nashik district, Maharashtra
Pisol Fort from Wadi Pisol
Pisola Fort
Coordinates 20°51′03.3″N 74°13′23.1″E / 20.850917°N 74.223083°E / 20.850917; 74.223083
Type Hill fort
Height 3500 ft
Site information
Owner Government of India
Open to
the public		 Yes
Condition Ruins
Site history
Materials Stone

Pisol Fort is a fort located 125 km from Nashik, in the Nashik district of Maharashtra, India. Though this fort is an important fort in Nashik district, it is less visited by trekkers. In Taharabad taluka, there are four forts in a line on the Galna hill range, the Pisol fort, Dermal fort, Kankrala fort and Galna fort. This fort is easy to climb but requires one hour to reach the fort.

History

Much less history about this fort is known.[1]

How to reach

The nearest town is Satana which is 90 km from Nashik. The base village of the fort is Wadi Pisol which is 35 km from Satana. There are good hotels at Nampur or Taharabad, and now tea and snacks are also available in small hotels at Wadi Pisol. The trekking path starts from the hillock west of the village. The route is very safe and passes through dense scrub. There is no marked path which leads to the fort, so it is advisable to hire a local guide from the village. It takes about one hour to reach the scarp of the fort. A narrow path along the small ravine leads to the rock cut steps. The steps pass through a broken arch gate. The entrance gate is nowhere seen. There is plenty of water available on the fort.[2]

Places to see

The only structure in good condition is a small mosque on the western edge of the fort. A night stay at the fort can be made in the caves or mosque on the fort. The rock-cut arch-gate of the pleasure palace of Rang Mahal stands in good condition with all its walls fallen to ruins. There are two rock-cut water cisterns on the scarp near the entrance with rock-cut figures of Nandi Bull and Lingas. It takes about one hour to visit all places on the fort.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Nasik/022%20Places/001%20Place.htm#PisolFort". cultural.maharashtra.gov.in. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
  2. ↑ "Pisol, Sahyadri, Shivaji, Trekking, Marathi, Maharastra". trekshitiz.com. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
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