Historical Forts and Caves in Mumbai and Thane

Adventure Jun 9, 2013

In my quest to cycle to various forts in and around Mumbai, I came across this map of forts in Thane created by BharGo. This was an incredible find… the amount of effort that he has taken to put this list together is great. But the forts in Mumbai were missing, and so I copied this map and created my own map. I have also added another layer with caves in and around Mumbai.

It lists out the following forts. Am putting links to the forts that I have already been to in the list below.

  1. Agashi Fort – Vasai (Not located )
  2. Alibag Fort / Pankot – Palghar (Correctly located )
  3. Arnala Bastion – Vasai (Correctly located )
  4. Arnala Fort – Vasai (Correctly located )
  5. Asawa Fort – Palghar (Correctly located )
  6. Ballalgad Fort – Talasari (Not located )
  7. Balwantgad Fort – Shahapur (Correctly located )
  8. Bandra Fort – Bandra (Correctly located)
  9. Belapur Bastion – Thane (Correctly located )
  10. Belapur Fort – Thane (Correctly located )
  11. Belapur Fort – Diwale – Extinct (Correctly located)
  12. Bhairavgad Fort – Murbad (Correctly located )
  13. Bhandargad Fort – Shahapur (Correctly located )
  14. Bhavangad Fort – Palghar (Correctly located )
  15. Bhupatgad Fort – Jawhar (Correctly located )
  16. Chatale Fort – Palghar (Not located )
  17. Chinchani Fort – Dahanu (Not located )
  18. Dahanu Fort – Dahanu (Correctly located )
  19. Danda Fort – Palghar (Not located )
  20. Dativare Fort – Palghar (Not located )
  21. Dehri Fort – Bhiwandi (Not located )
  22. Dharavi / Dongri Fort – Thane (Correctly located )
  23. Dindigad Fort – Bhiwandi (Not located )
  24. Durgadi Fort – Kalyan (Correctly located )
  25. Dronagiri Fort – Uran (Correctly located )
  26. Firangkot Fort – Bhiwandi (Not located )
  27. Gaimukh Fort – Thane (Correctly located )
  28. Gambhirgad Fort – Dahanu (Correctly located )
  29. Ghodbundar Fort – Thane (Correctly located )
  30. Gorakhgad Fort – Murbad (Correctly located )
  31. Gumtara Fort / Gotara – Bhiwandi (Correctly located )
  32. Hadsar Fort – Bhiwandi (Correctly located)
  33. Harishchandragad Fort – Malshej Ghat (Correctly located)
  34. Hirakot Fort – Thane (Correctly located )
  35. Jawhar Fort – Jawhar (Correctly located )
  36. Jivdhangad Fort – Vasai (Correctly located )
  37. Kaldurg Fort – Palghar (Correctly located )
  38. Kamandurg Fort – Vasai (Correctly located )
  39. Kambe Fort – Bhiwandi (Approximately located )
  40. Kelve Fort – Palghar (Correctly located )
  41. Kharbav Fort – Bhiwandi (Approximately located )
  42. Khatale Fort – Palghar (Not located )
  43. Kital Fort – Palghar (Not located )
  44. Kohoj Fort – Wada (Correctly located )
  45. Kore Fort – Palghar (Not located )
  46. Korlai Fort – Korlai, near Revdanda (Correctly located )
  47. Madh Fort – Mumbai (Correctly located)
  48. Madhla Buruj – Palghar (Not located )
  49. Mahim Fort – Palghar (Correctly located )
  50. Mahim Fort – Mahim (Correctly located)
  51. Mahuli Fort – Shahapur (Correctly located )
  52. Malajgad Fort – Vasai (Approximately located )
  53. Malanggad Fort – Kalyan (Correctly located )
  54. Mandvi Fort – Vasai (Approximately located )
  55. Manor Fort – Palghar (Not located )
  56. Mathane Fort – Palghar (Not located )
  57. Mrugagad Fort - Khopoli Pali Road (Correctly located)
  58. Nagla Bunder Fort – Thane (Correctly located )
  59. Naldurg Fort – Murbad (Not located )
  60. Palasgad Fort – Shahapur (Correctly located )
  61. Parsik Fort – Thane (Approximately located )
  62. Phutka Buruj – Palghar (Not located )
  63. Pimplasgad Fort – Bhiwandi (Approximately located )
  64. Riwa Fort – Sion (Correctly located)
  65. Segvah/ Sawte Fort – Dahanu (Correctly located )
  66. Sewri Fort – Mumbai (Correctly located)
  67. Shirgaon Fort – Palghar (Correctly located )
  68. Siddhagad Fort – Murbad (Correctly located )
  69. Sion Fort – Sion (Correctly located)
  70. Fort George – Fort (Correctly located)
  71. Takmak Fort – Vasai (Correctly located )
  72. Tandulwadi Fort – Palghar (Correctly located )
  73. Tankicha Buruj Fort – Palghar (Not located )
  74. Tarapur Fort – Palghar (Correctly located )
  75. Thane Fort – Thane (Correctly located )
  76. Usrani Fort – Palghar (Not located )
  77. Vajirgad Fort – Vasai (Correctly located )
  78. Vasai/Bassien Fort – Vasai (Correctly located )
  79. Virthan Fort – Palghar (Not located )
  80. Worli Fort (Correctly located)
  81. Yedvan Fort – Palghar (Correctly located)

Caves List

  1. Elephanta (Gharapuri) Caves (Correctly located)
  2. Jogeshwari Caves – Jogeshwari (Correctly located)
  3. Kanheri Caves – Borivali (Correctly located)
  4. Lonad Caves – Kalyan (Correctly located)
  5. Mahakali / Kondivite Caves – Andheri (Correctly located)
  6. Mandapeshwar Caves – Borivali (Correctly located)

Looking forward to visit all these forts and caves!

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Ashutosh Bijoor

Adventurer, mathematician, software architect, cyclist, musician, aspiring wood worker