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
Type	Hill fort
Height	3600 Ft.
Site information
Owner	Government of India
Controlled by	Maratha Confederacy (1739-1818) United Kingdom East India Company (1818-1857) British Raj (1857-1947) 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. 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......

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.

See also

• List of forts in Maharashtra
• List of forts in India
• Shivaji Maharaj
• Marathi People
• List of Maratha dynasties and states
• Maratha War of Independence
• Battles involving the Maratha Empire
• Maratha Army
• Maratha titles
• Military history of India
• List of people involved in the Maratha Empire
• Kondana Caves