Yeshwantgad

Yeshwantgad also spelt as Yashwantgad is an island fortification off the coast of Maharashtra in Ratnagiri district.

[1] It is built on the Rajapur creek with the sea on one side.

On three sides it was protected by a ditch which can no longer be seen.

A ship (HMS Outram sank here on 1 January 1817 after which a lighthouse at nearby Jaitapur was built.

Other than this no notable historical events took place here.