List of Monuments of National Importance in Chennai circle
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Due to the high amount of ASI-recognized monuments in the Chennai circle,[1] the monuments in the districts Kanchipuram and Pudukkottai are put in a separate list:
The rest of the monuments in the Chennai circle are below:
SL. No. | Description | Location | Address | District | Coordinates | Image |
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N-TN-C1 | Arsenal | Chennai | Chennai | Arsenal | ||
N-TN-C2 | Big Warehouse | Chennai | Chennai | Big Warehouse | ||
N-TN-C3 | Chaplian’s House | Chennai | Chennai | Chaplian’s House | ||
N-TN-C4 | Clive’s House | Chennai | Chennai | ![]() |
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N-TN-C5 | Garrison Engineer’s Depot | Chennai | Chennai | Garrison Engineer’s Depot | ||
N-TN-C6 | Guard Room | Chennai | Chennai | Guard Room | ||
N-TN-C7 | King’s Barrack | Chennai | Chennai | King’s Barrack | ||
N-TN-C8 | Last House On The Left Of ‘Snob’s Alley’ | Chennai | Chennai | Last House On The Left Of ‘Snob’s Alley’ | ||
N-TN-C9 | Nursing Sister’s House | Chennai | Chennai | Nursing Sister’s House | ||
N-TN-C10 | Old British Infantry Officer’s Mess | Chennai | Chennai | Old British Infantry Officer’s Mess | ||
N-TN-C11 | Rampart, Gates, Bastion, Ravilions With Vaulted Chambers And Water Cisterns Underneath: Moat And Defence Walls All Round With Glacis To The Extent Of The Existing Barbed Wire Fence. | Chennai | Chennai | Rampart, Gates, Bastion, Ravilions With Vaulted Chambers And Water Cisterns Underneath: Moat And Defence Walls All Round With Glacis To The Extent Of The Existing Barbed Wire Fence. | ||
N-TN-C12 | St. Mary’s Church | Chennai | Chennai | St. Mary’s Church | ||
N-TN-C13 | Wellesley’s House | Chennai | Chennai | Wellesley’s House | ||
N-TN-C14 | David Yale And Joseph Hynmer’s Tomb | Chennai | Chennai | David Yale And Joseph Hynmer’s Tomb | ||
N-TN-C15 | Old Town Wall | Tondiarpet | Chennai | |||
N-TN-C16 | Muruganathasvami Temple | Tirumurugan-
poondi |
Coimbatore | Muruganathasvami Temple | ||
N-TN-C17 | Nithisvarasvami Temple | Srimushnam | Cuddalore | |||
N-TN-C18 | Chennaraya Perumal Temple Together With Adjacent Lands | Adiyamankottai | Dharmapuri | Chennaraya Perumal Temple Together With Adjacent Lands | ||
N-TN-C19 | Hill Fort | Krishnagiri | Dharmapuri | |||
N-TN-C20 | Hill Fort | Rayakkottai | Dharmapuri | Hill Fort | ||
N-TN-C21 | Fort On Rock | Dindigal | Dindigal | |||
N-TN-C22 | Jain Temple | Mettupudur | Erode | |||
N-TN-C23 | Sugrisvara Temple And Tank | Sircar Periyapalayam | Erode | Sugrisvara Temple And Tank | ||
N-TN-C77 | Head Sluice Periavoikal Nattuvoikal | Musiri | Karur | |||
N-TN-C78 | Korangunatha Temple | Srinivasanallur | Karur | |||
N-TN-C79 | Rock(Kulithalai) | Vaigainallur | Karur | |||
N-TN-C80 | Alagarmalai Cavern With Panchapandava Beds Midway Between Algarmallai And Kidampatti | Melur | Madurai | Alagarmalai Cavern With Panchapandava Beds Midway Between Algarmallai And Kidampatti | ||
N-TN-C81 | Jain Statues Rock Inscription And Panchapandava Beds On The Hill | Kalluthu | Madurai | |||
N-TN-C82 | Rock Cut Bas Relief And Beds And A Mutilated Jain Stone Image | Karadipatti | Madurai | |||
N-TN-C83 | Rock –Cut Bas Relief Of Jain Images With Inscription In Samanar Malai | Keelakuilkudy | Madurai | Rock –Cut Bas Relief Of Jain Images With Inscription In Samanar Malai | ||
N-TN-C84 | Panchapandava Bed, Jain Statues, And Brahmi And Vatteluttu (Malai Inscription On The Panchapandar) | Kilaiyur Kilavalavu | Madurai | Panchapandava Bed, Jain Statues, And Brahmi And Vatteluttu (Malai Inscription On The Panchapandar) | ||
N-TN-C85 | Rock Cut Beds Under Natural
Rock Shelter In Amanarmalai Or Samanar Malai |
Melakuilkudy | Madurai | |||
N-TN-C86 | Cave In Sitharmalai | Mettupatti | Dindigul | |||
N-TN-C87 | Cavern With Panchapandava Beds On The Western Slope Of The Hills And Similar Beds | Tiruparankunram | Madurai | |||
N-TN-C88 | Rock –Cut Cave And Inscription | Tiruparankunram | Madurai | Rock –Cut Cave And Inscription | ||
N-TN-C89 | Ramapada Mandapam | Kodiakkadu | Nagapattinam | |||
N-TN-C90 | Inscribed Stone | Kodiyakarai | Nagapattinam | |||
N-TN-C91 | Town Gateway | Tranquebar
(Tarangambadi) |
Nagapattinam | Town Gateway | ||
N-TN-C92 | Hill Fort | Namakkal | Namakkal | Hill Fort | ||
N-TN-C93 | Sri Ranganatha Swamy And Sri Narasimha Swamy Temple | Namakkal | Namakkal | Sri Ranganatha Swamy And Sri Narasimha Swamy Temple | ||
N-TN-C94 | Brihadisvara Temple | Gangaikonda Cholapuram | Perumbalur | Brihadisvara TempleMore images | ||
N-TN-C95 | Jain Statue Built Of Granite | Jayankonda
cholapuram |
Perumbalur | |||
N-TN-C96 | Jain Statue Called Paluppar | Jayankonda
cholapuram |
Perumbalur | |||
N-TN-C97 | Fort | Ranjankudi | Perumbalur | |||
N-TN-C98 | Shamshkhan’s Mosque | Vallapuram | Perumbalur | |||
N-TN-C99 | Siva Temple | Valikantapuram | Perumbalur | Siva Temple | ||
N-TN-C186 | Remains Of Fort With Building Thereon: Fort of Attur | Attur | Salem | Remains Of Fort With Building Thereon: Fort of Attur | ||
N-TN-C187 | Fort And Temple On The Hill | Chinna Kavandanur | Salem | |||
N-TN-C188 | Boulder Stone Bed And Brahmi Inscriptions On The Hill And Rock-Cut Temple With Inscription At The Foot Of The Hill | Kunnakudi | Sivaganga | |||
N-TN-C189 | Airavatesvara Temple[2] | Chatram Darasuram | Thanjavur | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Airavatesvara Temple[2]More images | |
N-TN-C190 | Big Cannon (Rajagopaol Cannon) In The First Rampart and the Bastions in Ts No 608 Of Ward III | Thanjavur | Thanjavur | Big Cannon (Rajagopaol Cannon) In The First Rampart and the Bastions in Ts No 608 Of Ward III | ||
N-TN-C191 | Schwartz (Christ) Church | Thanjavur | Thanjavur | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | ||
N-TN-C192 | Sivaganga Little Fort Enclosing The Big Temple | Thanjavur | Thanjavur | Sivaganga Little Fort Enclosing The Big Temple | ||
N-TN-C193 | Karuppannasvami Tock And Jain Sculpture | Uttamapalayam | Teni | |||
N-TN-C194 | Fort Gateway | Tiruchchirappalli | Tiruchchirappalli | Fort Gateway | ||
N-TN-C195 | Rock Fort | Rock Fort, Trichy | Tiruchchirappalli | Rock Fort | ||
N-TN-C195-a | Rock Fort: Lower Cave | Rock Fort, Trichy | Tiruchchirappalli | Rock Fort: Lower Cave | ||
N-TN-C195-b | Rock Fort: Path Leading To The Site In Front Of The Lower Cave | Rock Fort, Trichy | Tiruchchirappalli | |||
N-TN-C195-c | Rock Fort: Path Leading To The Upper Cave | Rock Fort, Trichy | Tiruchchirappalli | |||
N-TN-C195-d | Rock Fort: Site In Front Of The Lower Cave | Rock Fort, Trichy | Tiruchchirappalli | |||
N-TN-C195-e | Rock Fort: Upper Cave | Rock Fort, Trichy | Tiruchchirappalli | |||
N-TN-C196 | Siva Temple (Erumbisvara Temple) | Tiruverumbur | Tiruchchirappalli | Siva Temple (Erumbisvara Temple) | ||
N-TN-C197 | Fort And Cemetery | Pulicat | Thiruvallur | |||
N-TN-C198 | Svayambunathar Temple | Kilputhur | Thiruvannamalai | |||
N-TN-C199 | Rock-Cut Shrine | Kuranganilmuttam | Thiruvannamalai | |||
N-TN-C200 | Rock Cut Caves, Sculptures And Inscriptions. | Mamandur | Thiruvannamalai | Rock Cut Caves, Sculptures And Inscriptions. | ||
N-TN-C201 | Rock Cut Caves | Narasamangalam | Thiruvannamalai | |||
N-TN-C202 | Chandramouliswara Temple | Nattery | Thiruvannamalai | |||
N-TN-C203 | Rock Cut Temple And Sculptures | Siyamangalam | Thiruvannamalai | Rock Cut Temple And Sculptures | ||
N-TN-C204 | Jain Temple | Tirumalai | Thiruvannamalai | Jain TempleMore images | ||
N-TN-C205 | Natural Cavern Known As Virupakshi Cuha & Skandashram And Path Leading From Ramnasharam. | Tiruvannamali | Thiruvannamalai | Natural Cavern Known As Virupakshi Cuha & Skandashram And Path Leading From Ramnasharam. | ||
N-TN-C206 | Adjoining Building To The Masjid And Two Ponds. | Arcot | Vellore | |||
N-TN-C207 | The Cannon | Arcot | Vellore | |||
N-TN-C208 | Delhi Gate | Arcot | Vellore | ![]() |
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N-TN-C209 | Mashid And Two Ponds In The West Of The Citadel | Arcot | Vellore | |||
N-TN-C210 | Ranganatha Temple | Erukkampattu | Vellore | Ranganatha Temple | ||
N-TN-C211 | Monolithic Rock Cut Temple | Mahendravadi | Vellore | |||
N-TN-C212 | Choleswara Temple | Melpadi | Vellore | |||
N-TN-C213 | Somanatha Temple | Melpadi | Vellore | Somanatha Temple | ||
N-TN-C214 | North Eastern Corner Of The Outer Rampart Of The Old Fort At Arcot | Muppaduvetti | Vellore | |||
N-TN-C215 | Rock Inscription On The Right Flank Of The Sholinghur Tank | Sholinghur | Vellore | |||
N-TN-C216 | Konar Temple | Tirumalpur | Vellore | |||
N-TN-C217 | Subramanya Temple | Vallimalai | Vellore | Subramanya Temple | ||
N-TN-C218 | Jain Sculpture And Inscription | Vallimalai | Vellore | |||
N-TN-C219 | Fort | Vellore | Vellore | Fort | ||
N-TN-C220 | Old Mosque In The Fort | Vellore | Vellore | |||
N-TN-C221 | Jalkanteswara Temple | Vellore | Vellore | Jalkanteswara Temple | ||
N-TN-C222 | Rock, Sculptures & Caves | Vilapakkam | Vellore | |||
N-TN-C223 | Brahmapurisvara Temple | Brahmadesam | Villupuram | Brahmapurisvara Temple | ||
N-TN-C224 | Patalisvara Temple | Brahmadesam | Villupuram | |||
N-TN-C225 | Rock Cut Pallava Temple | Dalavanur | Villupuram | Rock Cut Pallava Temple | ||
N-TN-C226 | Alagiya Narasimha Perumal Temple | Ennayiram | Villupuram | |||
N-TN-C227 | Fortress consisting of Hill Fort on the Rajagiri, the inner and lower fort, and lines of the fortification connecting Rajagiri, Krishnagiri and Chakkilidrug (Or) St. George’s mountain hills. | Gingee | Villupuram | Fortress consisting of Hill Fort on the Rajagiri, the inner and lower fort, and lines of the fortification connecting Rajagiri, Krishnagiri and Chakkilidrug (Or) St. George’s mountain hills.More images | ||
N-TN-C228 | Minor And Lower Forts With Structures Like Inner Fort, Venugopala Temple. A Granary, A Gymnasium, Kalyanamahal, Stables, Barracks, Idols Of Kamalakanni Amman And Hanuman Etc. | Gingee | Villupuram | Minor And Lower Forts With Structures Like Inner Fort, Venugopala Temple. A Granary, A Gymnasium, Kalyanamahal, Stables, Barracks, Idols Of Kamalakanni Amman And Hanuman Etc. | ||
N-TN-C229 | Old Jail Near The Pondy Gate And Two Persian Inscriptions On The Outer Face Of The Two Last Bastions. | Gingee | Villupuram | |||
N-TN-C230 | Saad-At-Ullah Khan Mosque With Persian Inscriptions, Inscription In Perian In Pond Gate | Gingee | Villupuram | |||
N-TN-C231 | Two Granaries, A Magazine, A Flag Staff, Temples Of Ranganatha And Kamalakkani Amman, A Big Cannon, A Sacrificial Slab, The Audience Hall On The Rajagiri And The Treasury | Gingee | Villupuram | |||
N-TN-C232 | Two Granaries, Well For Storing Of Ghee, Well For Storing Oil, Two Temples And An Audience Hall On The Krishnagiri. | Gingee | Villupuram | Two Granaries, Well For Storing Of Ghee, Well For Storing Oil, Two Temples And An Audience Hall On The Krishnagiri. | ||
N-TN-C233 | Venkararamana Temple With Inscription In Tamil, Prisoners Well (Ab) | Gingee | Villupuram | |||
N-TN-C234 | Pallava Rock-Cut Shrine | Kilmavilangai | Villupuram | |||
N-TN-C235 | Rock Cut Shrine | Mandagapattu | Villupuram | |||
N-TN-C236 | Outside The Fort-Pattabhirama Temple And 12 Pillared Mandapa | Narasingarayanan
pettai |
Villupuram | |||
N-TN-C237 | Talagiriswara Temple And A Cave Containing An Image Of Durga And Pallava Inscription | Panamalai | Villupuram | Talagiriswara Temple And A Cave Containing An Image Of Durga And Pallava Inscription | ||
N-TN-C238 | Apatsaheyeswara Temple | Sendamangalam | Virudhunagar | |||
N-TN-C239 | 24 Jain Figure In Two Rows, A Standing Nude Figure, Two Fragments Of A Sitting Figure And Two Inscritpions On Tirunathankunru. | Sirukadambur | Villupuram | |||
N-TN-C240 | Vinnamparai Rock Containing Pallava Inscriptions | Thondur | Villupuram | |||
N-TN-C241 | Tirumalai Nayaka Palace | Srivilliputtur | Virudhunagar | |||
N-TN-C264 | Excavated remains and buddhist vihara and temple , pallananesvaram | Melaiyur | Nagapattinam | |||
N-TN-C344 | Kambarmedu | Melaiyur | Nagapttinam | |||
N-TN-C345 | Megalithic Cists and Cairns | Karai | Perambalur | |||
N-TN-C369 | Megalithic Cists and Cairns | Amirtha
Mangalam |
Tiruvallur | |||
N-TN-C370 | Virigin Group Containing many Burrows. | Attanthangal | Tiruvallur | |||
N-TN-C371 | Megalithic Cists | Chedalpakkam | Tiruvallur | |||
N-TN-C372 | Megalithic Cists and Cairns | Neyveli | Tiruvallur | |||
N-TN-C373 | Urn Burials | Palavakkam | Tiruvallur | |||
N-TN-C374 | Megalithic Cists and Cairns | Pammadukulam | Tiruvallur | |||
N-TN-C375 | Megalithic Cists and Cairns | Panchali | Tiruvallur | |||
N-TN-C376 | Megalithic Cairns with bounding Stone Circles. | Pandur | Tiruvallur | |||
N-TN-C377 | Megalithic Cists and Cairns | Pondavakkam | Tiruvallur | |||
N-TN-C378 | Megalithic Cists and Cairns | Pottur | Tiruvallur | |||
N-TN-C379 | Prehistoric Settlement Site (Megalithic Period) | Pulal | Tiruvallur | |||
N-TN-C380 | Cairn Site | Sengarai | Tiruvallur | |||
N-TN-C382 | Megalithic Cists and Cairns | Siruvadu | Tiruvallur | |||
N-TN-C383 | Megalithic Cists and Cairns | Tadipadi | Tiruvallur | |||
N-TN-C384 | Megalithic Cists and Cairns with Bounding Stone Circles. | Vanmalli | Tiruvallur | |||
N-TN-C385 | Megalithic Cists and Cairns | Virakuppam | Tiruvallur | |||
N-TN-C386 | Prehistoric Site | Mottur | Tiruvannamalai | |||
N-TN-C387 | Megalithic Cists and Cairns | Nedungal | Tiruvanamalai | |||
N-TN-C388 | Megalithic Cists | Tellur | Tiruvanamalai | |||
N-TN-C389 | Megalithic Cists | Tetturai | Tiruvanamalai | |||
N-TN-C390 | Megalithic Cists | Venkunnam | Tiruvanamalai | |||
N-TN-C391 | Prehistoric Site | Adichanallur | Tuticorin | |||
N-TN-C392 | Prehistoric Site | Kalvoi | Tuticorin | |||
N-TN-C393 | Prehistoric Site | Karungulam | Tuticorin | |||
N-TN-C394 | Urn Burial Site | Kadagambattu | Villupuram | |||
N-TN-C395 | Megalithic Cairns and Stone Circles | Sengamedu | Villupuram | |||
N-TN-C396 | Megalithic Stone Circles | Tiruvakkarai | Villupuram | |||
N-TN-C397 | Dolmens Near Palamalai | Adukkam | Dindigul | |||
N-TN-C398 | Mandapakkadu (Structure With Mound) | Chettipalayam | Coimbatore | Mandapakkadu (Structure With Mound) | ||
N-TN-C399 | Prehistoric Site (Known as Pandava Graves) | Kanyampundi | Coimbatore | Prehistoric Site (Known as Pandava Graves) | ||
N-TN-C400 | Dolmens Near Machur Reserved Forest | Panaikkadu | Dindigul | |||
N-TN-C401 | Dolmens Near Machur | Panaikkadu | Dindigul | |||
N-TN-C402 | Dolmens Near Talayar River On Top Of The Hill | Panaikkadu | Dindigul | |||
N-TN-C403 | Dolmens | Panaikkadu | Dindigul |
Footnotes and references
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://atmaprajnananda.blogspot.in/2012/10/airavateswara-temple-darasuram.html
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