Yashwantgad Fort, Redi

Yashwantgad, also known as Redi Fort, stands at Redi on a low rise overlooking Terekhol Creek from the north, close to the Goa border, 26 km from Vengurla and 33 km from Sawantwadi. Redi was a trading port under the Chalukya ruler Swamiraja in 610–611, and work on the fort is thought to have begun around 600, with later rulers enlarging it. It formed part of Kanhoji Angre's coastal defences for Queen Tarabai, fell to the Portuguese in 1746, returned to the Sawants by treaty and was taken by the British in 1765. Declared a protected monument in 2016, it is now a ruin overrun by trees.

The fort covers three hectares on two levels: a larger lower fort reaching down to the creek with a freshwater well, and a smaller upper fort that watched the sea. A dry moat 20 ft deep and four gates guard it. Inside, tree roots spill over walls, roofless chambers stand open, and langurs and drongos are often seen.