Ausa -Fort

Ausa -Fort
Ausa -Fort
  • Name of the Fort:
  • Ausa
  • Difficulty Level:
  • Medium
  • Endurance Level:
  • Medium

About Fort

  • Region:
  • Latur
  • Distance From Pune:
  • 344kms.
  • Description:
  • Ausa Fort is located at Ausa city in Latur district of Maharashtra state, India. The fort is spread over 5 hectares with a 20 feet trench around the fort which now has overgrown shurbs. Ausa fort has two 2 doors to enter and are in good condition and there are several cannons neatly lined up in the entrance. The inner part of the fort is converted into a garden. There is a huge well in between the fort and has a lot of water and water channels underneath. We could even heard the sound of peacocks inside the shrubs in the fort but couldn't see any of them. The walls and bastions of the fort are crumbling due to tree growth but the ASI is trying to restore them. Most of the structures are crumbling and may fall down soon. There are lot of cannon balls too kept inside one of the entrances.This fort is also under the control of the ASI and lot of restoration work is done.