3-641: Garh Panchkot , meaning "Fort of the Five Clans", is a ruined fort located in the eastern part of India at the foothills of Panchet Hill in the district of Purulia , West Bengal. The ruins of the Panchkot Palace are a silent testimony to the Bargi attack during the 18th century. Garh Panchkot is located at 23°36′00″N 86°46′00″E / 23.6°N 86.76667°E / 23.6; 86.76667 . Note: The map alongside presents some of
6-399: Is the most conspicuous object in the north-east of the district, some 35 miles north of Purulia. In shape it is a long crescent like ridge rising to its highest point at its eastern extremity: it is covered with small but dense jungle, with some fine clumps of mango and mahua scattered over the low foothills at its base. At the foot of the eastern face are the ruins of the old palace and fort of
9-597: The notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Panchet Hill Panchet Hill , referred to in Bengali as Panchakot Pahar, is located in Neturia (community development block) at the north-eastern end of Purulia district , in the Indian state of West Bengal . In 1911, H. Coupland had described the hill as follows: "Panchakot or Panchet (1,600 feet)
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