The fort is documented in archaeological registers and early nineteenth-century surveys. Its rocky setting and successive defensive works connect several periods of the town’s history.
Period
A multi-period hill-fort complex
Other names
No verified alternate name recorded
Location
Precise coordinates awaiting verification
Archival watercolour · Thomas Fraser · British Library · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · c. 1802 · Original source ↗
Questions for the record
Confirm identity, construction phases, provenance and coordinates from documentary evidence and a site survey.
National Monuments Authority · Ministry of Culture, Government of India · Undated register · Gurramkonda entries in the Andhra Pradesh list.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
How this source is used: Documents protected remains, including lower fort, wall, moat, gateway, temple, tomb, mandapam and mosque. Older district names reflect the register, not current administrative boundaries.
Thomas Fraser · British Library · c. 1802 · WD506.
PRIMARY / ARCHIVAL
How this source is used: Watercolour with a key. The catalogue identifies the lower fort and works covering the ascent. The original digital viewer was unavailable during research.
N. Ramesan · Government of Andhra Pradesh; digitised by IGNCA / ASI Library · 1979 · Historical chapter, printed pp. 42–43.
GAZETTEER
How this source is used: A retrospective district account. Its relationship statement is used carefully; construction dates and genealogy need independent confirmation.
Thomas Fraser · British Library · c. 1802 · WD506.
PRIMARY / ARCHIVAL
How this source is used: Watercolour with a key. The catalogue identifies the lower fort and works covering the ascent. The original digital viewer was unavailable during research.