Prabalgad Fort, India

Now this is what you call a fortress!
"Prabalgad Fort, also known as Kalavantin Durg, is located between Panvel and Matheran in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The structure is built at a height of 2300 feet on top of a plateau which is located close to Matheran. Previously, the fort was known as Muranjan until it was taken over and renamed by the Maratha forces under Shivaji’s rule. This fort is built of granite stones cut from the same hills. The bonding materials used here is the commonly used lime stone. It has got thick and strong walls, which are still not weathered off. The fort contains a temple to Ganesh and some stone ruins. On the inner part, there are many small and medium complexes found here. It does have watch towers on its top. The fort can be approached via a chillingly steep climb. The steps leading up to the fort were cut into the rock of the hill. There are no safety rails on the edge and no ropes on the wall to grab on to."
http://ancientarch.blogspot.in/2015/04/kalavantin-durg-worlds-most-dangerous.html

 

Im guessing the take over involved a siege because I cant imagine any army assaulting that and surviving. Wouldnt mind visiting it.

 

Would need to be a chopper, I'd be a basket case otherwise.

 

All by foot and hand for me, Love getting out into the wild.

 

people had loads of time back then and could build by hand....but still amazing what they did without 'computers'....I take it, it is a tourist spot now....what do they mean water reservoirs? doesn't look like much room up there...another great thread Historian, to keep me away from the idiotic news

 

Id imagine they dug bloody deep holes bronk.

 

That was pretty much the standard for fortification of this sort that I'm familiar with. Usually they had some mechanism for capturing rain water as well. Humping any significant amount of water up to the top of that would have been a chore in and of itself.

 

Aye, or cut cisterns into the rock like the Jews did at Masada-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masada

 

I thought that was what he meant. Unless you can line a hole in the dirt it isn't going to hold water all tha well. Especially on the top of a pillar like that.

 

roger that, all....watch your step, please! or you could fall a long way down....I would think some fell in building and manning it...drinking to much wine would cause problems....