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PLACES OF INTEREST
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RAMGAD FORT
Ramgad Fort is in the village of Ramgad (Malvan T.; p. 870). Except a towered wall leading to a reservoir, there are no defences. The walls about 18' high, ten feet thick, and more than 700 yards in circumference, have fifteen small towers most of them with three embrasures. The west gateway is an eight feet wide and fifteen feet long passage, lined with stone steps between the fort wall and a tower about 18' high and 18' in diameter. Inside the fort are the commandant's house, and an interesting ruined temple about thirty-six yards square. [Mr. R. D. Worthington, C. S.] In 1862, the walls were in a dilapidated state. There was no garrison and no water. There were 21 guns and 106 cannon balls all old and useless. [Gov. List of Civil Forts, 1862.] Ramgad surrendered to the British on the 6th of April 1818.
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