Torna Fort
The first fort Shivaji took, at sixteen.
- Where
- Pune, Maharashtra, India
- Grade
- State heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 3 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 18.2761, 73.6227
Get the Torna Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Torna Fort. 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 Torna Fort
Rajgad 7.1 km
Shivaji's capital for twenty six years before Raigad, and a long walk up.
Madhe Ghat 10 km
A waterfall southwest of Pune with Torna, Rajgad and Raigad all in the same country.
Panshet Dam 11 km
A dam on the Ambi southwest of Pune, one of four that together keep the city in water.
Varandha Ghat 16 km
The old road down from the Deccan into the Konkan, cut along the crest of the ghats.
Sinhagad Fort 17 km
Taken in a night assault in 1670 by men who climbed the cliff with rope and a monitor lizard, or so the story goes.
Raigad Fort 19 km
Shivaji's capital and where he was crowned in 1674, on a plateau reached by fourteen hundred steps or a ropeway.
Khadakwasla Dam 24 km
The dam on the Mutha that Pune drinks from, with the National Defence Academy along its bank.
Bhatghar Dam 25 km
One of the oldest dams in Maharashtra, built by the British on the Velvandi near Bhor.
More state heritage sites in Maharashtra
Questions
Where is Torna Fort?
Torna Fort is in Pune, Maharashtra. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Rajgad (7.1 km), Madhe Ghat (10 km), Panshet Dam (11 km).
How do I get the Torna Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Torna Fort 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 Torna Fort 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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