List of Monuments of National Importance in Chennai circle

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
N-TN-C1 Arsenal Chennai Chennai

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N-TN-C2 Big Warehouse Chennai Chennai

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N-TN-C3 Chaplian’s House Chennai Chennai

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N-TN-C4 Clive’s House Chennai Chennai

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N-TN-C5 Garrison Engineer’s Depot Chennai Chennai

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N-TN-C6 Guard Room Chennai Chennai

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N-TN-C7 King’s Barrack Chennai Chennai

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N-TN-C8 Last House On The Left Of ‘Snob’s Alley’ Chennai Chennai

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N-TN-C9 Nursing Sister’s House Chennai Chennai

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N-TN-C10 Old British Infantry Officer’s Mess Chennai Chennai

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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

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N-TN-C12 St. Mary’s Church Chennai Chennai

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N-TN-C13 Wellesley’s House Chennai Chennai

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N-TN-C14 David Yale And Joseph Hynmer’s Tomb Chennai Chennai

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N-TN-C15 Old Town Wall Tondiarpet Chennai

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N-TN-C16 Muruganathasvami Temple Tirumurugan-

poondi

Coimbatore

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N-TN-C17 Nithisvarasvami Temple Srimushnam Cuddalore

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N-TN-C18 Chennaraya Perumal Temple Together With Adjacent Lands Adiyamankottai Dharmapuri

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N-TN-C19 Hill Fort Krishnagiri Dharmapuri

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N-TN-C20 Hill Fort Rayakkottai Dharmapuri

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N-TN-C21 Fort On Rock Dindigal Dindigal

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N-TN-C22 Jain Temple Mettupudur Erode

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N-TN-C23 Sugrisvara Temple And Tank Sircar Periyapalayam Erode

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N-TN-C77 Head Sluice Periavoikal Nattuvoikal Musiri Karur

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N-TN-C78 Korangunatha Temple Srinivasanallur Karur

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N-TN-C79 Rock(Kulithalai) Vaigainallur Karur

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N-TN-C80 Alagarmalai Cavern With Panchapandava Beds Midway Between Algarmallai And Kidampatti Melur Madurai

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N-TN-C81 Jain Statues Rock Inscription And Panchapandava Beds On The Hill Kalluthu Madurai

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N-TN-C82 Rock Cut Bas Relief And Beds And A Mutilated Jain Stone Image Karadipatti Madurai

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N-TN-C83 Rock –Cut Bas Relief Of Jain Images With Inscription In Samanar Malai Keelakuilkudy Madurai

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N-TN-C84 Panchapandava Bed, Jain Statues, And Brahmi And Vatteluttu (Malai Inscription On The Panchapandar) Kilaiyur Kilavalavu Madurai

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N-TN-C85 Rock Cut Beds Under Natural

Rock Shelter In Amanarmalai Or Samanar Malai

Melakuilkudy Madurai

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N-TN-C86 Cave In Sitharmalai Mettupatti Dindigul

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N-TN-C87 Cavern With Panchapandava Beds On The Western Slope Of The Hills And Similar Beds Tiruparankunram Madurai

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N-TN-C88 Rock –Cut Cave And Inscription Tiruparankunram Madurai

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N-TN-C89 Ramapada Mandapam Kodiakkadu Nagapattinam

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N-TN-C90 Inscribed Stone Kodiyakarai Nagapattinam

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N-TN-C91 Town Gateway Tranquebar

(Tarangambadi)

Nagapattinam

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N-TN-C92 Hill Fort Namakkal Namakkal

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N-TN-C93 Sri Ranganatha Swamy And Sri Narasimha Swamy Temple Namakkal Namakkal

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N-TN-C94 Brihadisvara Temple Gangaikonda Cholapuram Perumbalur More images

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N-TN-C95 Jain Statue Built Of Granite Jayankonda

cholapuram

Perumbalur

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N-TN-C96 Jain Statue Called Paluppar Jayankonda

cholapuram

Perumbalur

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N-TN-C97 Fort Ranjankudi Perumbalur

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N-TN-C98 Shamshkhan’s Mosque Vallapuram Perumbalur

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N-TN-C99 Siva Temple Valikantapuram Perumbalur

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N-TN-C186 Remains Of Fort With Building Thereon: Fort of Attur Attur Salem

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N-TN-C187 Fort And Temple On The Hill Chinna Kavandanur Salem

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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

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N-TN-C189 Airavatesvara Temple[2] Chatram Darasuram Thanjavur 10°56′54″N 79°21′24″E / 10.94841°N 79.356708°E / 10.94841; 79.356708 (SL. No. N-TN-C189) More images

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N-TN-C190 Big Cannon (Rajagopaol Cannon) In The First Rampart and the Bastions in Ts No 608 Of Ward III Thanjavur Thanjavur

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N-TN-C191 Schwartz (Christ) Church Thanjavur Thanjavur 10°47′09″N 79°07′53″E / 10.785722°N 79.131284°E / 10.785722; 79.131284 (SL. No. N-TN-C191)

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N-TN-C192 Sivaganga Little Fort Enclosing The Big Temple Thanjavur Thanjavur

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N-TN-C193 Karuppannasvami Tock And Jain Sculpture Uttamapalayam Teni

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N-TN-C194 Fort Gateway Tiruchchirappalli Tiruchchirappalli

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N-TN-C195 Rock Fort Rock Fort, Trichy Tiruchchirappalli

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N-TN-C195-a Rock Fort: Lower Cave Rock Fort, Trichy Tiruchchirappalli

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N-TN-C195-b Rock Fort: Path Leading To The Site In Front Of The Lower Cave Rock Fort, Trichy Tiruchchirappalli

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N-TN-C195-c Rock Fort: Path Leading To The Upper Cave Rock Fort, Trichy Tiruchchirappalli

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N-TN-C195-d Rock Fort: Site In Front Of The Lower Cave Rock Fort, Trichy Tiruchchirappalli

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N-TN-C195-e Rock Fort: Upper Cave Rock Fort, Trichy Tiruchchirappalli

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N-TN-C196 Siva Temple (Erumbisvara Temple) Tiruverumbur Tiruchchirappalli

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N-TN-C197 Fort And Cemetery Pulicat Thiruvallur

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N-TN-C198 Svayambunathar Temple Kilputhur Thiruvannamalai

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N-TN-C199 Rock-Cut Shrine Kuranganilmuttam Thiruvannamalai

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N-TN-C200 Rock Cut Caves, Sculptures And Inscriptions. Mamandur Thiruvannamalai

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N-TN-C201 Rock Cut Caves Narasamangalam Thiruvannamalai

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N-TN-C202 Chandramouliswara Temple Nattery Thiruvannamalai

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N-TN-C203 Rock Cut Temple And Sculptures Siyamangalam Thiruvannamalai

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N-TN-C204 Jain Temple Tirumalai Thiruvannamalai More images

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N-TN-C205 Natural Cavern Known As Virupakshi Cuha & Skandashram And Path Leading From Ramnasharam. Tiruvannamali Thiruvannamalai

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N-TN-C206 Adjoining Building To The Masjid And Two Ponds. Arcot Vellore

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N-TN-C207 The Cannon Arcot Vellore

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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

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N-TN-C210 Ranganatha Temple Erukkampattu Vellore

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N-TN-C211 Monolithic Rock Cut Temple Mahendravadi Vellore

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N-TN-C212 Choleswara Temple Melpadi Vellore

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N-TN-C213 Somanatha Temple Melpadi Vellore

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N-TN-C214 North Eastern Corner Of The Outer Rampart Of The Old Fort At Arcot Muppaduvetti Vellore

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N-TN-C215 Rock Inscription On The Right Flank Of The Sholinghur Tank Sholinghur Vellore

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N-TN-C216 Konar Temple Tirumalpur Vellore

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N-TN-C217 Subramanya Temple Vallimalai Vellore

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N-TN-C218 Jain Sculpture And Inscription Vallimalai Vellore

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N-TN-C219 Fort Vellore Vellore

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N-TN-C220 Old Mosque In The Fort Vellore Vellore

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N-TN-C221 Jalkanteswara Temple Vellore Vellore

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N-TN-C222 Rock, Sculptures & Caves Vilapakkam Vellore

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N-TN-C223 Brahmapurisvara Temple Brahmadesam Villupuram

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N-TN-C224 Patalisvara Temple Brahmadesam Villupuram

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N-TN-C225 Rock Cut Pallava Temple Dalavanur Villupuram

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N-TN-C226 Alagiya Narasimha Perumal Temple Ennayiram Villupuram

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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 More images

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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

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N-TN-C229 Old Jail Near The Pondy Gate And Two Persian Inscriptions On The Outer Face Of The Two Last Bastions. Gingee Villupuram

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N-TN-C230 Saad-At-Ullah Khan Mosque With Persian Inscriptions, Inscription In Perian In Pond Gate Gingee Villupuram

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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

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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

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N-TN-C233 Venkararamana Temple With Inscription In Tamil, Prisoners Well (Ab) Gingee Villupuram

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N-TN-C234 Pallava Rock-Cut Shrine Kilmavilangai Villupuram

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N-TN-C235 Rock Cut Shrine Mandagapattu Villupuram

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N-TN-C236 Outside The Fort-Pattabhirama Temple And 12 Pillared Mandapa Narasingarayanan

pettai

Villupuram

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N-TN-C237 Talagiriswara Temple And A Cave Containing An Image Of Durga And Pallava Inscription Panamalai Villupuram

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N-TN-C238 Apatsaheyeswara Temple Sendamangalam Virudhunagar

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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

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N-TN-C240 Vinnamparai Rock Containing Pallava Inscriptions Thondur Villupuram

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N-TN-C241 Tirumalai Nayaka Palace Srivilliputtur Virudhunagar

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N-TN-C264 Excavated remains and buddhist vihara and temple , pallananesvaram Melaiyur Nagapattinam

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N-TN-C344 Kambarmedu Melaiyur Nagapttinam

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N-TN-C345 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Karai Perambalur

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N-TN-C369 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Amirtha

Mangalam

Tiruvallur

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N-TN-C370 Virigin Group Containing many Burrows. Attanthangal Tiruvallur

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N-TN-C371 Megalithic Cists Chedalpakkam Tiruvallur

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N-TN-C372 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Neyveli Tiruvallur

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N-TN-C373 Urn Burials Palavakkam Tiruvallur

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N-TN-C374 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Pammadukulam Tiruvallur

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N-TN-C375 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Panchali Tiruvallur

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N-TN-C376 Megalithic Cairns with bounding Stone Circles. Pandur Tiruvallur

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N-TN-C377 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Pondavakkam Tiruvallur

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N-TN-C378 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Pottur Tiruvallur

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N-TN-C379 Prehistoric Settlement Site (Megalithic Period) Pulal Tiruvallur

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N-TN-C380 Cairn Site Sengarai Tiruvallur

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N-TN-C382 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Siruvadu Tiruvallur

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N-TN-C383 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Tadipadi Tiruvallur

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N-TN-C384 Megalithic Cists and Cairns with Bounding Stone Circles. Vanmalli Tiruvallur

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N-TN-C385 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Virakuppam Tiruvallur

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N-TN-C386 Prehistoric Site Mottur Tiruvannamalai

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N-TN-C387 Megalithic Cists and Cairns Nedungal Tiruvanamalai

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N-TN-C388 Megalithic Cists Tellur Tiruvanamalai

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N-TN-C389 Megalithic Cists Tetturai Tiruvanamalai

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N-TN-C390 Megalithic Cists Venkunnam Tiruvanamalai

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N-TN-C391 Prehistoric Site Adichanallur Tuticorin

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N-TN-C392 Prehistoric Site Kalvoi Tuticorin

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N-TN-C393 Prehistoric Site Karungulam Tuticorin

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N-TN-C394 Urn Burial Site Kadagambattu Villupuram

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N-TN-C395 Megalithic Cairns and Stone Circles Sengamedu Villupuram

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N-TN-C396 Megalithic Stone Circles Tiruvakkarai Villupuram

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N-TN-C397 Dolmens Near Palamalai Adukkam Dindigul

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N-TN-C398 Mandapakkadu (Structure With Mound) Chettipalayam Coimbatore

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N-TN-C399 Prehistoric Site (Known as Pandava Graves) Kanyampundi Coimbatore

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N-TN-C400 Dolmens Near Machur Reserved Forest Panaikkadu Dindigul

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N-TN-C401 Dolmens Near Machur Panaikkadu Dindigul

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N-TN-C402 Dolmens Near Talayar River On Top Of The Hill Panaikkadu Dindigul

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N-TN-C403 Dolmens Panaikkadu Dindigul

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Footnotes and references

  1. "Alphabetical List of Monuments - Tamil Nadu". Archaeological Survey of India. 2011. Retrieved 2014-07-23.
  2. http://atmaprajnananda.blogspot.in/2012/10/airavateswara-temple-darasuram.html
  3. http://atmaprajnananda.blogspot.in/2012/10/airavateswara-temple-darasuram.html
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