Suamargad

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Key Information

Sumargad Fort
Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra, India
Site information
Owner	Government of India
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Ruins
Location
Sumargad Fort Location of Sumargad, Maharashtra
Coordinates	17°48′30.5″N 73°30′42.9″E / 17.808472°N 73.511917°E / 17.808472; 73.511917
Height	883 m (2,897 ft 0 in)
Site history
Materials	Stone
Western Ghats
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Sumargad is a less-visited fort in the Ratnagiri district. This fort lies east of the Khed. It is about 19 kilometres (12 mi) from Khed City. There are no human settlements around the fort. There are two ways to reach Sumargad; one from Mahipatgad and the other from Rasalgad.^[1] The trek to this fort is through remote forest area. Very little history is known about this fort.

The fort has steep cliffs on all sides. It is a very small fort, with fortification over an area of 1–2 acres. There are many rock-cut water cisterns on the fort. Only two cisterns have clear potable water. There is a cave on the fort with Shivalinga. From the top of the fort Mahipatgad, Rasalgad, Chakdev and Parvatgad can be seen.^[2]