PLACE RECORD / lower-fort

Lower Fort

DOCUMENTED

The protected-monument register includes the lower fort. Fraser’s north-face view also records lower defences and the ascent toward the rock.

Period
Documented in the c. 1802 survey
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 ↗
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North face of the fort, Gurramkonda

Thomas Fraser’s view of the lower fort and defensive ascent, catalogued as WD506.

c. 1802 · Thomas Fraser · British Library · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Creator
Thomas Fraser
Collection / source
British Library / Wikimedia Commons
Rights
CC BY-SA 4.0, as declared by Commons
Location
See related place record; precise location only where verified

The available reproduction is only 250 × 174 pixels. The catalogue gives c. 1802; detail cannot be recovered by zooming beyond this resolution.

Questions for the record

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Sources & Further Reading (2)
  1. List of Centrally Protected Monuments

    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.

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  2. View of the north face of the fort, Gurramkonda

    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.

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