- Sion Hillock Fort
The Sion Hillock Fort is a
fort inMumbai (Bombay),India . It was built by the British Governor of BombayGerard Aungier atop a conical hillock. The hillock is situated a few metres from the Sion railway station. Sion was the boundary between British-held Parel island and Portuguese heldSalsette Island and the castle marked the northeast boundary of their possession. The fort was built between1669 and1677 .At the base of the hill is the branch office of the
Archaeological Survey of India , and a garden – thePandit Jawaharlal Nehru Udyan. The fort is dilapidated and a collection of broken stone steps, scattered walls and ruins, overrun by trees and ground cover.The fort wall has a small room on top with wooden trussed ceiling of old tree trunks. A series of pathways lead to it.
The fort offers a panoramic view, overlooking the salt pans in the
Thane Creek . However vandalism and apathy have taken toll on the structure.Nearby forts include the
Riwa Fort andSewri Fort .References
* [http://www.carpetarea.com/ezine/article.asp?articleid=174 Forts of Greater Bombay]
* [http://www.carpetarea.com/ezine/article.asp?articleid=173 Bombay during colonial rule]
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