Bijapur Konkan Pirates Sangameshwar Maratha Confederacy (1713-1818) United Kingdom
East India Company (1818-1857)
India (1857-1947)
India (1947-)[1]
Open to the public
Yes
Condition
Protected Ruins
Site history
Built by
Presumed to be Sultan of Bijapur, strengthened by Kanhoji Angre
Jaigad Fort(Marathi: जयगड किल्ला, Jayagaḍa killā) (Also transliterated as Zyghur in old British records.[2]) is a coastal fortification that is located at the tip of a peninsula in Jaigad, Ratnagiri District at a distance of 14 km from the temple town of Ganpatipule, in the state of Maharashtra, India. Nestled on a cliff, it overlooks a bay formed where the Shastri river enters the Arabian Sea.[3]
It has a commanding view of the bay, the nearby power plant and the open sea. A jetty port Angrey, and a lighthouse is located nearby. Although in ruins, most of the fort's outer wall and ramparts still stand. A deep moat surrounds the fort side not facing the cliff edge. In the middle of the 13 acre fort lies the palace of Kanhoji Angre, a Ganpati temple and wells to store water. It is a protected monument.[4]
^Naravane, M. S. (1998). The Maritime and Coastal Forts of India. Pg. 71: APH Publishing. pp. 196 pages. ISBN 8170249104.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^Naravane, M. S. (1998). The Maritime and Coastal Forts of India. Pg. 70: APH Publishing. pp. 196 pages. ISBN 8170249104.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
^"India travelogue entry about Ganpatipule and Jaigad Fort". Retrieved 15 January 2007.
^"List of the protected monuments of Mumbai Circle district-wise" (PDF). Archived from the original on 6 June 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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