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MAHADEVGAD

Mahadevgad (Savantvadi T.), is a small weak fort, on an outstanding peak of the Sahyadris, about a mile and a half from Amboil at the top of the Parpoli Ghat. In 1830, it was entered from the east by two narrow gateways, flanked with three small towers and secured by wooden bars. The approaches to the entrance were narrow and difficult. Within gunshot of the fort, in an open space with some water, were two small hillocks which commanded the fort. The fort has come down but the remains speak of its past glory. The ground inside has been turned into a meadow, and along a road from Amboli carriages can be driven to the end of the spurs. From the top there is a fine view of the Konkan, and in clear weather the sea is seen at a distance of about thirty miles. The height is about 2,500 feet and the space covered by the fort about twenty acres.

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