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Srinath, Rajeev, Amol and Yuvraj visited Sagargad and Korlaigad in July 2009. The presentation contains info about the forts and also the photographs. Hasppy viewing.
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Elevation275 m (915 ft)कोरलाईगड आिण सागरगड Elevation452m (1357ft )
Location Alibaug
र ई ड स र डKorlaigadand Sagargad
Dharamtar Creek
Khanderi Fort
Underi Fort
Alibaug Khandale Village
SagargadKolaba Fort
Alibaug g
Korlai GadBirla Mandir
Sagargad
Sagargad is a beautiful fort very close to Alibag. This hill‐fort, 7kms from Alibag is an old fort of Shivaji's times at 1357ft from sea‐level. Half‐way t th f t i Siddh h t l d A h N t l ito the fort is Siddheshwar temple and an Ashram. Near temple a river flowing by, and most of all a cliff just behind the temple where the river
becomes a waterfall. The best place of the trek....the temple and a stream which joined a waterfall....The view from the edge of this
waterfall is fantastic. On the fort one finds nine tombs of Satis. The place is called Sati Plateau. Besides this plateau a thumb‐like erect land massis called Sati Plateau. Besides this plateau a thumb like erect land mass is known as Vanartok, it falls on the mid‐way to Sagargad. The place is unforgettable. Apart from a ganesh temple, there are a few man made ponds ith ater and green spra ling gardens on the flat mo ntainponds with water and green sprawling gardens on the flat mountain
surface.
Wadkhal
KhandaleVillage
SiddeshwarSiddeshwarTemple
Sagaon
KhandaleVillage
Dh d
Gawali Wada
SagargadDhondanaWaterfall
Thakurwadi Katkari Wadi
Sagargad
Thakurwadi ‐ Katkari Wadi
Sahan
Gawali Wadi
Gaothan Wadi
Jitkondhi Wadi
SiddeshwarTemple Sagargad
Thakur Wadi
Wanarlingi
Wanar lingi
ALIBAUG
Korlaigad
Salav Bridge
Kundalika river
Jetty of Vikram Ispat Steel Plant
Salav Village
Salav Bridge connects Alibaug and Murud
Phansad Sanctuary in south
MURUD
Th f t i 2828 f t l d it b dth i i ht i f t Th l i ll i 5' 3"
Korlai Fort (also called El Morro or Castle Curlew)
The fort is 2828 feet long, and its average breadth is eighty-nine feet. The enclosing wall is 5' 3" high and has 305 battlements for guns. It is entered by eleven gates - four are outer and seven are inner. At the north point, within pistol-shot of main battery is the water cistern named Santa Cruz -major source of water. The area within the fort walls is divided into three enclosures by two lines of b ti d f tifi ti E h f th b ti b th f i t Th t t dbastioned fortifications. Each of the seven bastions bears the name of a saint. The two westward
bastions are named San Diego (after Didacus of Alcala) and San Francisco (after Francis of Assisi). The others are Sam Pedro, Sam Ignacio, and Sam Philippe.
Th t f th hill i b ti d ll d i d d d b t It h l i tThe top of the hill is bastioned as well and is and surrounded by a parapet. It has a large rain-water cistern with three mouths, each one-foot wide, and the ruins of the magazine and a church. The
church was built in 1630 for the use of the army and was functional until 1728.
Th th P t i i ti O d i th t d hi h t t f thThere are three Portuguese inscriptions. One, over a doorway in the centre and highest part of the fort (see picture), reads as follows:
This castle was commanded to be built by the Viceroy of India D. Felippe Mascarenhas in November of the year 1646 and Fernao Miranda Henriques being Captain of Chaul, and was
fi i h d i M 1680 Ch i t d Ab d' A d b i C t i f thi f tfinished in May 1680, Christovao d Abreu d' Asevade being Captain of this fort.
The inscription is surmounted by a cross with a coat of arms having the Portuguese stars in the centre and surrounded by seven castles. Other inscriptions over the main entrance and over an
lt i th h l t d d i h bl D i th b i f M th l f thaltar in the chapel are worn out and undecipherable. During the brief Maratha rule, some of the names of the bastions were changed but now the only indication of their presence is some
dismantled shrines.
This fort was built in 1521 by the Portuguese with the permission of the Ahmednagar Sultanate.
Korlai Fort (also called El Morro or Castle Curlew)y g p g
In 1521, taking advantage of the confusion in the aftermath of the death of the Burhan Nizamthe Portuguese tried to take over the fort. However the sultan retaliated and sent some of his best men to reclaim the fort. Subsequently a truce was reached in which the Ahmednagarsultanate occupied the island and no further fortification of the island took place Only asultanate occupied the island and no further fortification of the island took place. Only a
wooden cross remained on the island as a sign of its former rulers.
However in 1594, Abranches, a Portuguese captain with 1,500 soldiers and 1,500 natives took possession of the fort The besieged soldiers of the Sultanate tried to block their way by puttingpossession of the fort. The besieged soldiers of the Sultanate tried to block their way by putting a dead elephant at the main gate and a dead horse at the inner gate. But in the end they had to surrender. The Portuguese won the fort but not having enough men to stand guard there chose
to destroy it leaving only the central tower and a battery intact.
On the inland side ‐ the only place where it was susceptible to be attacked it was protected by a ditch and could only be accessed by a drawbridge. The main entrance was guarded by a bronze
lion and the highest tower by a bronze eagle It housed 7 000 horses and as much menlion and the highest tower by a bronze eagle. It housed 7,000 horses and as much men.
Some parts of it were rebuilt later but now had a garrison of only 50 men. The church within the fort was used for worship on Sundays and holidays. Korlai fort was also strategically very
important as it guarded the mouth of the bay Sambhaji the son of Shivaji tried to take it overimportant as it guarded the mouth of the bay. Sambhaji the son of Shivaji tried to take it over but failed and had to withdraw his forces on 6th December, 1687.The fort was taken by the
Marathas who held it from 1739‐1818.
Un spoilt
Un hurried
Un touched
Un confined
Un expected
Un conquered
Un paralleledUn paralleled
Un matched
Un stressed
Standing as silent sentinels to history are the 350‐odd forts of Maharashtra. Beaten by
Un stressed
Un limited
g y ythe sea waves, lashed at by the torrential Deccan rains, or scorched in the blazing sun,
stand imposing ramparts and crumbling walls , the last lingering memories of Maharashtra's martial times. Nowhere in the country would you encounter such a
profusion of forts. And such variety. Sited on an island, or guarding the seas or among the Sahyadri hills, whose zig‐zag walls and rounded bastions sit like a scepter and
crown amidst hills turned mauve.
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