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PLACES OF INTEREST
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UCHITGAD OR PRACHITGAD
Uchitgad or Prachitgad (Sangameshvar T.), one of the Sahyadri forts, stands on rising ground at Shringarpur (p. 1008), between the Mala and South Tivra passes. It is between three and four acres in area and can be entered only by a ladder. [ Burgess Provincial Lists of Architectural and Archaeological Remains, 34.] Water supply is abundant. Provisions can be got from a village some miles off. It fell to the British in 1818 (January). [Nairne's Konkan, 114.] The fort is also called Rangna, [Clune's Itinerary, 149.] There are five guns in the fort. The outer wall of the fort is in good condition while the inner fort walls are in ruins. A small temple of Bhagavati built by the villagers some 25 years back is in good condition.
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