Kamalgad, Hill fort in Satara district, India

Kamalgad is a square hill fort in Wai Taluka, Satara district, Maharashtra, about 16 km west of Wai, standing 1,375 m above sea level. Its flat summit covers 3–4 acres of bare rock, with no walls, gateway or buildings; a natural rock wall on the south side carries a small bastion. The only structure is an 18–20 ft hole, the remains of a well sunk through the rock.

British forces captured the fort in April 1818 under Major Thatcher's command. It was subsequently used as an execution site for war prisoners.

The fort's name is explained two ways: Kamalgad means 'lotus fort', while Kattalgad, the form used in old Modi-script Marathi documents, means 'death fort'. Marathi speakers also write and say the name as Kamalgad. Nearby, at Bhoomgaon, stands the samadhi of the Marathi poet Vaman Pandit.

The base village is Tupewadi, about 30 km from Wai and 46 km from Bhor; the path begins from the hillock south of the village and is tree-covered. It takes roughly two hours to reach Kamal machi, where a lone villager's hut offers night stay and food; the balekilla scarp above is another 20 minutes.

The only structure on the flat summit is a hole 18 to 20 feet deep, sunk through the rock into the soil below, which still holds water. Reports describe recesses in its natural rock sides where criminals were once placed, though none can be made out today; other accounts call it a quarry for red geru stone.