Harrison's Folly Point

India / Maharashtra / Panchgani /
 panoramic view, interesting place, tourist attraction
Good view point with Panchgani on one side and Wai on the other. Paragliding adventure sport is available at this spot arranged by private enthusiasts.
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Coordinates:   17°56'42"N   73°49'57"E

Comments

  • If you want to do paragliding this is the place.
  • This harrison fally belongs to wakade family?
  • harrison fally,about 18 acres of land at panchgani belongs to around 30 members of wakade family based in pune. RJ.
  • Harrison's Folly: I am a most curious person and like to find out why a place is called by a particular name. Now Harrison's Folly is well visited but nobody seems to know why it is called so. From some inputs that I recall, the story goes like this: A Britisher called Harrison on horse back sometime in the late 19th century misjudged the lay of the land when he reached a small tableland at Panchgani. The horse duly alerted reared up and went out of control of the rider. Mr Harrison would have been thrown off from the saddle and gone over the precipice. When the horse returned riderless, the search party finally found Harrison in the valley below. His death was due to his own folly and hence the place got named as Harrison's Folly.If there is an authenticated version that differs from mine I would like to hear about it. Till then my story is plausible! Pramod Acharya
  • Folly apparently is a kind of ornamental building - the term is used in England a lot.
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