Shrivardhan Fort

Shrivardhan Fort
श्रीवर्धन किल्ला
Part of Sahyadri Hill Range
Pune district, Maharashtra
Shrivardhan fort
Shrivardhan Fort
Shrivardhan Fort
Coordinates 18°49′37.8″N 73°24′00″E / 18.827167°N 73.40000°E / 18.827167; 73.40000
Type Hill fort
Height 3600 Ft.
Site information
Owner Government of India
Controlled by


 Maratha Empire (1739-1818)
 United Kingdom

 India (1947-)
Open to
the public		 Yes
Condition Ruins
Site history
Materials Stone

Shrivardhan Fort is one of the two hill forts that constitute the Rajmachi fortification, the other being Manaranjan Fort.[1] It is located in Rajmachi village which 8.5 km from Lonavala in the Sahyadris mountain range. At 900 m(3000 feet) above sea level it was the taller of the two peaks and was named after Shrivardhan Ganpatrao Patwardhan. Other than a rampart there is no visible construction. It was probably used at a watchtower for the Sahyadri region. There are two water tanks at the top of the hill but one of them has an iron pillar in it.[2].....

How to reach

There are two ways to reach the fort 1) Lonavla Tungarli way- It is an easy path which takes about 1 hour to reach the base village Udhewadi 2) Karjat-kondivade way- it requires a trekking up the hill for 2 hour. This route passes through dense forest area through the Ulhas river valley.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Friends of Forts". Archived from the original on April 5, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  2. ↑ Gunaji, Milind (2005). Offbeat Tracks in Maharashtra. Popular Prakashan. pp. 38–39. ISBN 81-7154-669-2. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  3. ↑ .http://trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/marathi/Rajmachi-Trek-R-Alpha.html

See also

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