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 The '''Sion Hillock Fort''' is a [[fort]] in [[Mumbai]] (Bombay), [[India]]. It was built under the regime of the English [[East India Company]], between 1669 and 1677, atop a conical hillock when [[Gerard Aungier]] was the Governor of Bombay. It was notified in 1925 as a Grade I Heritage structure.<ref>{{cite book|title=Documentation Update: April 2005 to March 2006|publisher=Equitable Tourism Options (Equations)|year=2006|pages=136 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a-hav3ybwDsC&dq=Sion+fort&pg=PT136}}</ref> When it was built, the fort marked the boundary between British-held Parel island and the [[Portuguese India|Portuguese]] held [[Salsette Island]] that lay to the north across the creek.<ref name="HT">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mumbai/plan-to-beautify-sion-fort-hits-roadblock/article1-726412.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930161449/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Plan-to-beautify-Sion-Fort-hits-roadblock/Article1-726412.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 September 2013 |title=Plan to beautify Sion Fort hits roadblock |work= [[Hindustan Times]]|date=28 July 2011|access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref>
-The hillock is situated 500 metres from the [[Sion railway station (India)|Sion railway station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JTS8yMDA4LzAyLzI3I0FyMDA3MDE |title= Sion fort to get back old glory |work= [[The Times of India]]|date=27 February 2008 |access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref> At the base of the hill is the Mumbai Circle office of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_aboutus_organization_circle_mumbai.asp |title=Mumbai Circle |work= [[Archeological Survey of India]]|access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref> and a garden – the [[Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru]] Udyan. Nearby forts include the [[Riwa Fort]] and [[Sewri Fort]].
+The hillock is situated 500 metres from the [[Sion railway station (India)|Sion railway station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JTS8yMDA4LzAyLzI3I0FyMDA3MDE |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911003342/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JTS8yMDA4LzAyLzI3I0FyMDA3MDE |url-status=dead |archive-date=11 September 2014 |title= Sion fort to get back old glory |work= [[The Times of India]]|date=27 February 2008 |access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref> At the base of the hill is the Mumbai Circle office of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_aboutus_organization_circle_mumbai.asp |title=Mumbai Circle |work= [[Archeological Survey of India]]|access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref> and a garden – the [[Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru]] Udyan. Nearby forts include the [[Riwa Fort]] and [[Sewri Fort]].
 The fort is dilapidated and a collection of broken stone steps, scattered walls and ruins, overrun by trees and ground cover. The fort wall has a small room on top. A series of pathways lead to it. The fort offers a panoramic view, overlooking the salt pans in the [[Thane Creek]]. However vandalism and apathy have taken their toll on the structure. Restoration of the fort had begun in 2009 but was stopped mid-way due to paucity of funds.<ref name="HT"/>
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	The '''Sion Hillock Fort''' is a [[fort]] in [[Mumbai]] (Bombay), [[India]]. It was built under the regime of the English [[East India Company]], between 1669 and 1677, atop a conical hillock when [[Gerard Aungier]] was the Governor of Bombay. It was notified in 1925 as a Grade I Heritage structure.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Documentation Update: April 2005 to March 2006\|publisher=Equitable Tourism Options (Equations)\|year=2006\|pages=136 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a-hav3ybwDsC~~&pg=PT136&lpg=PT136~~&dq=Sion+fort}}</ref> When it was built, the fort marked the boundary between British-held Parel island and the [[Portuguese India\|Portuguese]] held [[Salsette Island]] that lay to the north across the creek.<ref name="HT">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mumbai/plan-to-beautify-sion-fort-hits-roadblock/article1-726412.aspx \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930161449/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Plan-to-beautify-Sion-Fort-hits-roadblock/Article1-726412.aspx \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=30 September 2013 \|title=Plan to beautify Sion Fort hits roadblock \|work= [[Hindustan Times]]\|date=28 July 2011\|access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref>		The '''Sion Hillock Fort''' is a [[fort]] in [[Mumbai]] (Bombay), [[India]]. It was built under the regime of the English [[East India Company]], between 1669 and 1677, atop a conical hillock when [[Gerard Aungier]] was the Governor of Bombay. It was notified in 1925 as a Grade I Heritage structure.<ref>{{cite book\|title=Documentation Update: April 2005 to March 2006\|publisher=Equitable Tourism Options (Equations)\|year=2006\|pages=136 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a-hav3ybwDsC&dq=Sion+fort&pg=PT136}}</ref> When it was built, the fort marked the boundary between British-held Parel island and the [[Portuguese India\|Portuguese]] held [[Salsette Island]] that lay to the north across the creek.<ref name="HT">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mumbai/plan-to-beautify-sion-fort-hits-roadblock/article1-726412.aspx \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930161449/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Plan-to-beautify-Sion-Fort-hits-roadblock/Article1-726412.aspx \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=30 September 2013 \|title=Plan to beautify Sion Fort hits roadblock \|work= [[Hindustan Times]]\|date=28 July 2011\|access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref>

	The hillock is situated 500 metres from the [[Sion railway station (India)\|Sion railway station]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JTS8yMDA4LzAyLzI3I0FyMDA3MDE \|title= Sion fort to get back old glory \|work= [[The Times of India]]\|date=27 February 2008 \|access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref> At the base of the hill is the Mumbai Circle office of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_aboutus_organization_circle_mumbai.asp \|title=Mumbai Circle \|work= [[Archeological Survey of India]]\|access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref> and a garden – the [[Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru]] Udyan. Nearby forts include the [[Riwa Fort]] and [[Sewri Fort]].		The hillock is situated 500 metres from the [[Sion railway station (India)\|Sion railway station]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JTS8yMDA4LzAyLzI3I0FyMDA3MDE \|title= Sion fort to get back old glory \|work= [[The Times of India]]\|date=27 February 2008 \|access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref> At the base of the hill is the Mumbai Circle office of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_aboutus_organization_circle_mumbai.asp \|title=Mumbai Circle \|work= [[Archeological Survey of India]]\|access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref> and a garden – the [[Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru]] Udyan. Nearby forts include the [[Riwa Fort]] and [[Sewri Fort]].
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{{Location map |India Mumbai|label = Fort |position = right |lat = 19.046663 |long = 72.8677252 |caption = |float = right |width = 180|border=none}}
[[File:Bombay map 18c.jpg|thumb|180px|Old map of the region (post 1805).]]
[[File:External Wall of Sion Fort.jpg|180px|thumb|The outer wall of the fort]]

The '''Sion Hillock Fort''' is a [[fort]] in [[Mumbai]] (Bombay), [[India]]. It was built under the regime of the English [[East India Company]], between 1669 and 1677, atop a conical hillock when [[Gerard Aungier]] was the Governor of Bombay. It was notified in 1925 as a Grade I Heritage structure.<ref>{{cite book|title=Documentation Update: April 2005 to March 2006|publisher=Equitable Tourism Options (Equations)|year=2006|pages=136 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a-hav3ybwDsC&pg=PT136&lpg=PT136&dq=Sion+fort}}</ref> When it was built, the fort marked the boundary between British-held Parel island and the [[Portuguese India|Portuguese]] held [[Salsette Island]] that lay to the north across the creek.<ref name="HT">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mumbai/plan-to-beautify-sion-fort-hits-roadblock/article1-726412.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930161449/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/Plan-to-beautify-Sion-Fort-hits-roadblock/Article1-726412.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 September 2013 |title=Plan to beautify Sion Fort hits roadblock |work= [[Hindustan Times]]|date=28 July 2011|access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref>

The hillock is situated 500 metres from the [[Sion railway station (India)|Sion railway station]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JTS8yMDA4LzAyLzI3I0FyMDA3MDE |title= Sion fort to get back old glory |work= [[The Times of India]]|date=27 February 2008 |access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref> At the base of the hill is the Mumbai Circle office of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_aboutus_organization_circle_mumbai.asp |title=Mumbai Circle |work= [[Archeological Survey of India]]|access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref> and a garden – the [[Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru]] Udyan. Nearby forts include the [[Riwa Fort]] and [[Sewri Fort]].

The fort is dilapidated and a collection of broken stone steps, scattered walls and ruins, overrun by trees and ground cover. The fort wall has a small room on top. A series of pathways lead to it. The fort offers a panoramic view, overlooking the salt pans in the [[Thane Creek]]. However vandalism and apathy have taken their toll on the structure. Restoration of the fort had begun in 2009 but was stopped mid-way due to paucity of funds.<ref name="HT"/>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Sion_Fort_Panorama_view.jpg|The fort together with all ancient Portuguese remains of buildings situated to the north, east and south-east sides of the hill
File:Sion_Fort_-_structure.jpg|[[Sion Fort|Fort walls]]
File:Sion_Fort_-_remains.jpg|Fort walls
File:Sion_Fort_Structure.jpg|Fort walls
File:Structure_at_Sion_Fort.jpg|[[Sion Fort|fort of Sion]] ancient Portuguese remains at Sion Fort
File:DSCN9277c.jpg|The fort
File:Canon_at_Sion_Fort.jpg|A Canon at the Fort
File:Sion_Fort.jpg|The fort on the hill
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[History of Bombay under British rule]]
* [[List of forts in Maharashtra]]

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