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]
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]