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Kankrala

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Type
  
hill fort

Open to the public
  
Yes

Materials
  
Stone

Height
  
755 m

Owner
  
Government of India

Condition
  
Ruins

Trail difficulty
  
Medium


Rajput dungrot yuva sang thikana kankrala samdari barmer


Introduction

This fort is in Malegaon taluka of Nashik district. The fort is a combination of two hill tops Today the fort is in ruins.

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History

This fort is situated south of Galna fort. Very less history is known about this fort.This fort was captured by Colonel Wallace in 1818.

Places to see

There are many rock cut water cisterns on the top of the fort as well as in the rocks near the gate. The water near the gate is potable. There are few caves near the entrance. The entrance is in dilapidated condition.There are no structures on the fort except few ruins.

How to reach

The village Karanjgavhan is situated near the village Kankrala.There is a direct road from Malegaon via Vadgaon and Lendhane villages to Karanjgavhan ( distance 11 km). The other route is through the road from Zodage which is on NH-3. Zodage to Karanjgavhan distance is about 15 km.From Karanjgavhan the road to the village Kankrala is abouut 5 km. The cart road take a western detour from village Kankrala which leads to the temple near the fort. From the temple the fort is clearly visible. It takes about an hour to reach the fort top. There are no proper steps or path ways.

References

Kankrala Wikipedia