Shrivardhan Fort Explained

Shrivardhan Fort
Partof:Sahyadri Hill Range
Location:Pune district, Maharashtra
Map Type:India Maharashtra#India
Map Size:300
Type:Hill fort
Coordinates:18.8272°N 73.4°W
Materials:Stone
Height:3600 Ft.
Condition:Ruins
Ownership:Government of India
Open To Public:Yes
Controlledby:
(1739–1818)

(1947-)

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 fort1) Lonavla Tungarli way. It is an easy path which takes about 1 hour to reach the base village Udhewadi2) 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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Friends of Forts . 16 March 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090405125744/http://www.fortsofsahyadri.friendsofforts.com/list_of_maharashtraforts.htm . 5 April 2009.
  2. Book: Gunaji, Milind . Offbeat Tracks in Maharashtra . Popular Prakashan . 2005 . 38–39 . 81-7154-669-2 . 17 March 2009.
  3. Web site: राजमाची . 19 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180520053940/http://trekshitiz.com/trekshitiz/marathi/Rajmachi-Trek-R-Alpha.html . 20 May 2018 . live .