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Kelve Fort

Coordinates: 19°37′05.1″N 72°43′41.8″E / 19.618083°N 72.728278°E / 19.618083; 72.728278
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Kelve Fort
केळवे किल्ला
Part of Konkan coast
Thane district, Maharashtra
Kelve Fort is located in Maharashtra
Kelve Fort
Kelve Fort
Kelve Fort is located in India
Kelve Fort
Kelve Fort
Coordinates19°37′05.1″N 72°43′41.8″E / 19.618083°N 72.728278°E / 19.618083; 72.728278
TypeSea Fort
Heightat MSL
Site information
OwnerGovernment of India
Controlled by Portugal (1594)
 Maratha Confederacy (1739-1818)
 United Kingdom  India (1947-)
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionRuins
Site history
MaterialsBlack Basalt Stone

Kelve Fort, or Kelva Fort (Marathi: केळवे किल्ला), is a fort in the Thane district of Maharashtra, located 12.5 km from Palghar. This fort is amidst the Casuarina plantation on the Kelwa Beach. This fort is in ruined condition. The outer walls, steps, parapets, bastions etc are still of solid masonry are in excellent order and worth seeing. The half of the fort is below the sandy beach level. The fort is located in the Mangelwada of Kelve village. There is a small Kelve pankot on the mouth of the Kelve creek.

History

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This fort was built by Portuguese. The Portuguese reported that in 1727 there was a garrison of sixty men in the fort out of which seven were white. There were 15 guns of two to ten pounder size but there were no artillerymen. Most of the guns were unserviceable.[1] After the siege of Vasai Fort by Chimaji Appa, the Maratha army captured this fort on 10 January 1739. The fort was captured by British Army in 1818. The half buried fort in the sandy soil was unearthed in 2008–09.[2]

Description

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The fort is rectangular in shape. The entrance gate is east facing immediately followed by another gate at a right angle. There are four triangular bastions triangular on the four corners of the fort.19°37′05.1″N 72°43′41.8″E / 19.618083°N 72.728278°E / 19.618083; 72.728278

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Govt. of Maharashtra. "The Marathas". www.gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in. Govt. of maharashtra. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Kelve fort". www.trekshitiz.com. trekshitiz. Retrieved 30 April 2020.