Bhairavgad

Bhairavgad is a fort in India, twenty miles south-west of Patan, Satara district of Maharashtra.^[1] The fort is situated on a peak of Sahyadri range. The fort has a temple of Bhairav (Shiva); from which it gets its name. It is located at an altitude of about 1000 meters.^[2]

Bhairavgad
Near Patan, Satara district, Maharashtra, India
Site information
Type	Fort
Owner	Government of Maharashtra
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Ruined
Location
Bhairavgad Location in Maharashtra
Coordinates	17.325219°N 73.675196°E / 17.325219; 73.675196

The fort has been described by James Grant Duff in his posthumously published book of 1863, History of the Mahrattas. The fort was built by Rajas of Panhala and was used by Marathas. It was later captured by British on 23 May 1818.^[3]