Bhupatgad Fort

Bhupatgad Fort is a fort in Palghar district in the Jawhar taluka in Maharashtra state of India.

Bhupatgad Fort
Palghar district, Maharashtra
Site information
Type	Hill fort
Owner	Government of India
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Ruins
Location
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Coordinates	19°49′8.14″N 73°17′36.87″E
Height	1600 fts above msl
Site history
Materials	Stone

Location

The fort is located about 130 km from Thane. The nearest town is Jawhar. This fort lay about 30 km East of the Jawhar town on northern spur of hills that run east from Jawhar. The Fort is situated near the villages Kurlod and Zaap.

Places to see

This fort can be reached after an easy trek of one hour from the base village Kurlod or Zaap. There are no proper fortifications or bastions left on the fort except for two entrance gates in ruined state . There are few rock cut water cisterns and statues of Mhasoba and Hanuman on the fort.^[1]

History

Very less history of this fort is known. This fort was important to keep watch over the Trimbak-Wada trade route. This fort was in the Jawhar princely state till 1947.^[2]