PLACE RECORD / lower-fort
Lower Fort
DOCUMENTEDThe protected-monument register includes the lower fort. Fraser’s north-face view also records lower defences and the ascent toward the rock.
Questions for the record
Confirm identity, construction phases, provenance and coordinates from documentary evidence and a site survey.
Sources & Further Reading (2)
- 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.
Open external source ↗ - 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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In the chronology
Connected archive records (3)
These links follow associations recorded in the archive. They do not establish a builder, genealogy or precise location.
- The siege of Goorumconda · documented
- The British record Gurramkonda · documented
- North face of the fort, Gurramkonda · documented