Overview:
| Type: | Hill fort |
| Location: | In the village of Birwadi in Roha taluka, Raigad district, Maharashtra. |
| District: | Raigad |
Birwadi Fort is located very near to Chanera in Raigad District of Maharashtra. Jai Bhawani Mata Mandir (Birwadi) is located very close to the fort premises. The fort looks like a small hillock from a distance.
History:
This fort was built by Shivaji Maharaj in 1648, along with Lingana fort and after capturing Kalyan. This fort was used to keep watch on the Revdanda creek and to check the activities of Siddhi.
Places to Visit on Fort:
Important thing about this fort is, all the Buruj are without the Wall border. On the rear of the fort is the huge door entrance. You can see a few remainders of old castles alongside some water tanks on the fort there are few water tanks on level of fort. Since level is little it takes around 30 minutes to explore it.
On the way towards the fort you can see a temple of Bhavani Devi. This temple has a roomy yard. In the yard there are some Cannon. Behind the temple is an excellent 6 feet a statue of Shivaji Maharaj.
To reach the temple you need to climb 100 steps. When you go further from the temple, you will go to a Buruj. To the right side of the Buruj is the way which goes to the fort. On the way, you will discover a cut water tank named ‘Ghodhyache Taake’.
How to reach:
There is only one way which reaches the fort through Birwadi village. On the Roha-Murud road, there is a village named Chanera. This Chanera village is 18 km. from Roha and 5 km. from Murud.
From Chanera village Birwadi village is just 5 km. away. You can reach Birwadi fort in half an hour from Birwadi village.
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Best time to visit:
Any time you can visit Birwadi fort.
