Malegaon Fort

Malegaon Fort, also known as the Raje Bahadur Wada, stands in Malegaon town on the northern bank of the Mausam, a tributary of the Girna, about 104 km from Nashik. Naro Shankar Raje Bahadur, a general of the Peshwa, began it in 1740; craftsmen were brought from Surat and northern India, building took 25 years, and many of them settled in the town afterwards. The East India Company besieged the fort in May 1818.

The fort is in good condition. Its inner walls rise 60 feet and are about six feet thick, it has tall entrance doors with two cannons, and a hexagonal well inside. A Marathi high school now occupies part of the premises. The fort is near the Ramsetu bridge, is open from 10 am to 5 pm, and takes about an hour to see.