Suvarnadurg
A sea fort off Harnai with a land fort facing it, and a hidden postern in the rock.
- Where
- Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 17.8169, 73.0845
Get the Suvarnadurg stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Suvarnadurg. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Maharashtra volume with your photos and a note.
Near Suvarnadurg
Dapoli 12 km
A Konkan town on a plateau above the sea, with the Harnai fish market below it and Murud and Karde beaches either side.
Harihareshwar 21 km
The Dakshin Kashi, and the rock walk around the headland.
Panhalakaji Caves 25 km
Twenty nine caves in Ratnagiri that went from Buddhist to Nath over a thousand years.
Anjanvel Fort 28 km
Gopalgad, standing above the water at Anjanvel in Ratnagiri district.
Kuda Caves 52 km
Twenty six small Buddhist caves above the Rajpuri creek, with inscriptions naming the donors.
Pratapgad Fort 54 km
Where Shivaji met Afzal Khan in 1659 and left alone, on a spur above the Konkan with the sea visible below.
Murud Janjira 55 km
An island fort never taken in three hundred and fifty years of siege by Marathas, Portuguese and British alike.
Padmadurg 58 km
One of Shivaji's sea forts, built out in the water to keep watch on Janjira.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Maharashtra
Questions
Where is Suvarnadurg?
Suvarnadurg is in Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Dapoli (12 km), Harihareshwar (21 km), Panhalakaji Caves (25 km).
How do I get the Suvarnadurg stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Suvarnadurg and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Maharashtra volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Suvarnadurg before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Maharashtra volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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