Bitangad Fort ( mr, बितनगड, बिटका) is a fort in

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in the Igatpuri taluka in Maharashtra state of

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Location

The fort is located about 130 km from

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. The nearest town is Ghoti. The fort lies about 22 km east of the Ghoti town on

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hill range. The fort is situated near the village Taked. A short walk from the Hanuman temple at Taked leads to the base village Bitanwadi.

Places to see

This fort can be reached after an easy walk of 30mins followed by a steep rock technical climb of another half an hour from the base village Bitangad. There are no proper fortifications or bastions left on the fort except for a few rock cut caves and water cisterns.

History

Very little history of this fort is known. It was used as a watch tower.

References

{{Maratha Empire Buildings and structures of the Maratha Empire Forts in Nashik district 16th-century forts in India