Shirgaon Fort — Attraction in Maharashtra

Shirgaon Fort / Shirgao Fort (Marathi: शिरगाव किल्ला) is a fort located 6.5km from Palghar, in Palghar district, of Maharashtra. This fort is in very good condition. The outer walls, steps, parapets, bastions etc. in solid masonry are in excellent order and worth seeing. The fort is located in the Shirgaon village. History This fort was built during Yadava of Devgiri in 1225 A.D.This fort was under the Gujarati Musalman rulers in 1432, followed by the Bahamani Dynasty. After the defeat of Bahamani dynasty, the fort was under the Ahmednagar Sultanate for a short period. All the forts close to Vasai fort were won by Portuguese in 1520-1533. In November 1737 Maratha army tried to capture the fort but, retreated in December 1737. After the siege of Vasai fort, Maratha army captured the fort on 22 January 1739.The Marathas repaired the fort in 1772. The Fort was captured by British in 1818. How to reach- The nearest town is Palghar which is 109km from Mumbai. The base village of the fort is Shirgaon. There are good hotels at Palghar and Shirgaon. Palghar is well connected by Road and rail route. Places to see The Fort is rectangular in shape. The entrance gate is east facing immediately followed by another gate at a right angle to the earlier. There is the year 1714 inscribed on near the second gate. There are total five bastions. The four bastions at the four corners are octagonal, while the fifth one at the entrance gate is circular. The vestibules for guards near the entrance gate are in good condition. It takes about an hour to walk around the parapet wall and visit all the places...

The Shirgaon fort was built by the Portuguese in the 16th century AD for controlling maritime activity in northern Konkan. In 1737 AD Chimajiappa Brother of Peshwa Bajirao 1, attacked Portuguese territory in northern Konkan, Maratha army sieged this fort, In December 1737 Portuguese Governor Pedro Damel destroyed this siege. Due to the heavy loss of manpower Marathas had to flee. According to Portuguese records, there were 40 bodies which Marathas could not take back. Maratha nobleman Prataprao also lost his life in this battle. However, after persistent efforts, Marathas captured the fort on 9th January 1739. This fort was used by the Marathas after they expelled the Portuguese rule from northern Konkan. A few modifications took place in this fort a meghdambari was constructed on the northeast bastion and construction of well alteration in the entry door. In 1818 A.D. the fort fell into the hands of the British. The main fort is rectangular in plan having a projection on the northern wall for the entrance tower. Another additional fortification wall of less height is provided on the western side On plan, the main fort has residential structures on the northern and western sides. These are the main characteristics of this fort.

Shirgaon Fort is of extraordinary significance as it is in a reasonable state of preservation and clearly demonstrates the alterations carried out by...

Shirgaon fort is Bhuikot type fort located at the sea shore of Shirgaon in palghar district which 98 km away from Thane. The fort is built by Yadavas of Devgiri, later on invaded by Portuguese in 15th century. During Chimaji Appa’s ( younger brother of Bajirao peshwa) conquest of vasai in 1739 this fort came under Maratha empire 🚩 To reach this place from thane by public transport: Take MSRTC bus ( Shivshahi ac bus also available ₹210) to Palghar (req 3 hrs) walk 5 minutes towards Palghar railway station take another ST of satpati till masjid chowk (₹10, 20 minutes) in hardly 5 minutes of walk you will reach to Fort site. Sharing 6 seaters also available (₹20/pp) Another way by local train: reach to Borivali/Vasai rd railway station on western line catch train to Dahanu till Palghar (₹20/pp, 1hr, limited frequency). If personal/pvt vehicle then follow google map till Palghar via fountain vasai Manor from Thane. Few diva-vasai railways also runs but frequency iz very low. The fortification is mixture of Yadav, Portuguese and Maratha architecture though remains are not in good condition but one time visit is worth! No car parking available, no entry fees, moderate crowd (most of them visit for...