Office of the Superintending Archaeologist, ASI, Chennai Circle, Chennai-9 List of Centrally Protected Monuments Sl.No
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Office of the Superintending Archaeologist, ASI, Chennai Circle, Chennai-9 List of Centrally Protected Monuments Sl.No. Name of the Monument Locality District “Arsenal” between Wellesley house and Clive’s House with shells and cannons piled together near the Gateway Block IV/1-12 and 1 14-18. Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai Big Warehouse, south of the Church Library 2 (in Block No. II/7). Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai Chaplain’s house including portion which is 3 the northern side of the old Wall II/1. Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai 4 Clive’s house built in 1753 Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai 5 Garrison Engineer’s Depot, Block No. IV Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai 6 Guard room Block No. V Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai 7 King’s Barracks Block No. XXV Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai Last house on the left of ‘Snobs Allay’ (Oldest house in the Fort with carved 8 staircase) – Block No. I/1 Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai 9 Nursing Sister’s House (Block No. I/3) Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai Old British Infantry Officer’s Mess (now 10 housing the Fort Museum) Block XXXVI/2 Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai Ramparts, gates, bastions, Ravelins with vaulted chambers and water cisterns underneath; moat and defence walls all round with glacis to the extent of the existing barbed 11 wire fence Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai St. Mary’s Church with tablets laid on the ground and enclosed by a compound and a 12 buried wall Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai Wellesley house (Build in 1798), Block No. 13 IV/13 Fort St. George, Chennai-9 Chennai Muthialpet (Law College/ Tomb of David Yale and Joseph Hymners in High Court Compound), 14 the compound of Law College, George Town Chennai Chennai 15 Old town Wall Tondiarpet, Chennai Chennai 16 Sri Dhenupuriswara Temple Madambakkam Kanchipuram Old Temple with apsidal gopuram 17 (Dharmeswara Temple) Manimangalam Kanchipuram 18 Dutch Cemetery Pulicat Tiruvallur Page 1 of 9 Sl.No. Name of the Monument Locality District Fortress comprising hill fort on the Rajagiri, the inner and lower fort, and lines of Fortification connecting the Rajagiri, Krishnagiri and Chakkil durg (Orme’s St. 19 George mountain) Hill. Gingee Villupuram In the minor and Lower forts :- (a) i. Inner fort, Venugopala temple called “Bajanai kudam” with large polished slab and five carved figures in three panels, a granary, a gymnasium, Kalyana mahal (ii) Stables and barracks, the remains of Mahabutkhan’s Mosque, (iii) Anaikulam tank and (b) Lower fort, Chakkaraikulam and Chettikulam ponds, a dais with two idols, representing Kamalakkanniamman and with two symbols of serpent god, the masonry platform of Desingh’s funeral pyre and his girl wife’s sati, 20 idol of Hunuman Gingee Villupuram Old Jail near Pondicherry gate and two Persian inscriptions on the outer surface of the last two bastions in the south of the eastern 21 wall of the inner fort Gingee Villupuram Saad-at-allah Khan’s mosque with Persian 22 inscriptions on pondicherry gate (A.D 1713) Gingee Villupuram Two granaries, a magazine, flag staff, Ranganatha temple, Kamalakkanniamman temple and the sacrificial slab in front of it, a big cannon, a treasury and the audience hall 23 on the Rajagiri Gingee Villupuram Two granaries, Well for storing ghee, well for storing oil, two temples and an audience 24 chamber on the Krishnagiri Gingee Villupuram Venketaramana Temple with inscriptions in 25 Tamil, prisoners well Gingee Villupuram Outside the fort:- (1) Pattabirama temple 26 and (2) Twelve pillared mandapa Narasingarayanpettai Villupuram Twenty four jain figures in two rows, a standing nude figure, two fragments of a sitting figure and two inscriptions on 27 Tirunathankunnu Sirukadambur Villupuram 28 Rock cut Pallava Temple Dalavanur Villupuram 29 Pallava rock cut shrine Kilmavilangai Villupuram 30 Rock cut Pallava temple Mandagapattu Villupuram Page 2 of 9 Sl.No. Name of the Monument Locality District 31 Vinnamparai rock containing pallava inscriptioThondur Villupuram Talagiriswara temple and a cave containing an image of Durga and Pallava inscriptions together with adjacent land comprised in 32 survey plot no. 396 Panamalai Villupuram 33 Sri Azhagiya Narasimma perumal temple Ennayiram Villupuram 34 Sri Pataleswara Temple Brahmadesam Villupuram 35 Sri Brahmapuriswara Temple Brahmadesam Villupuram Sri Apathsahayeswara Temple and Gateway 36 with Horses Sendamangalam Villupuram 37 Vaikuntaperumal temple Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 38 Kailasanatha temple Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 39 Piravathanesvara temple Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 40 Iravathanesvara temple Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 41 Jvarahesvara temple Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 42 Mathangesvara temple Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 43 Muktesvara temple Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 44 Large Siva temple(Apathsahayesvara temple) Tenneri Kanchipuram 45 Lesser Siva temple(Kanthalingesvara temple) Tenneri Kanchipuram 46 Venkatesa perumal temple Tirumukkudal Kanchipuram 47 Vaikuntaperumal temple Uttiramerur Kanchipuram 48 Rock-cut shrine Koranganilmuttam Tiruvannamalai 49 Monolithic rock-cut temple Mahendravadi Vellore 50 Konar temple Tirumalpur Vellore 51 Rock-cut caves, sculptures & inscriptions Mamandur Tiruvannamalai 52 Rock-cut cave Narasamangalam Tiruvannamalai 53 Chandramoulisvara temple Nattery Tiruvannamalai 54 Arjuna's Penance Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 55 Arjuna's Rath Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 56 Bhima's Rath Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 57 Dharmaraja's Rath Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 58 Dharmaraja's Rock-cut Throne Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 59 Dolotsava Mantapa Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 60 Draupadi's Rath Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 61 Draupadi's Bath Mamallapuram Kanchipuram Eight stone images on a masonry platform 62 known as the seven Pidaris Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 63 Huge stone figures of a lion, elephant and a bulMamallapuram Kanchipuram 64 Iswara Temple Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 65 Kottikal Mandapa Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 66 Krishna’s Butterball Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 67 Krishna Mandapa Mamallapuram Kanchipuram Large unfinished rock sculptures similar to 68 Arjuna’s Penance near the light house Mamallapuram Kanchipuram Page 3 of 9 Sl.No. Name of the Monument Locality District 69 Mahishamardhini rock cut Mandapa Mamallapuram Kanchipuram Mahishasura rock standing in the sea to the 70 north of the Shore Temple Mamallapuram Kanchipuram Mukundanayanar Temple (Half buried in sand 71 to the north of the village) Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 72 Rock cut Ganesa Temple Mamallapuram Kanchipuram Rock cut Varaha Temple containing Varaha 73 and Vamana Incarnations of Vishnu Mamallapuram Kanchipuram Rock cut Sculpture representing a group of 74 elephants, monkeys and peacock Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 75 Royagopuram(Unfinished) Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 76 Sahadeva’s Rath Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 77 Shore (Aleva) Temple Mamallapuram Kanchipuram Small monolithic Temples known as 78 Valiankuttai Ratha (Unfinished) Mamallapuram Kanchipuram Stone sculpture representing a group of 79 monkeys Mamallapuram Kanchipuram Triple celled rock cut shrine with Gopi’s 80 churn in front of it Mamallapuram Kanchipuram Two rock cut cave Temples at the north east 81 corner of the Koneri Pallam tank Mamallapuram Kanchipuram Two small carved rocks to the south of the 82 shore Temple Mamallapuram Kanchipuram Two small monolithic Temples known as the 83 Pidari Amman Ratha (Unfinished) Mamallapuram Kanchipuram 84 Unfinished Ratha and stone couch Mamallapuram Kanchipuram Unfinished rock cut cave Temple north of 85 Krishna Mandapa Mamallapuram Kanchipuram Two unfinished Excavations near the large unfinished rock sculpture similar to the 86 Arjuna’s Penance near the light house Mamallapuram Unfinished Excavation close to the triple 87 celled rock cut shrine Mamallapuram Unfinished Excavations to the south of 88 Droupadi’s Bath Mamallapuram 89 Ruined Dutch Fort and Cemetery Sadras Kanchipuram 90 Rock cut Siva Temples with three lingas Saluvankuppam Kanchipuram 91 Tiger headed rock cut Temple Saluvankuppam Kanchipuram Two inscribed rocks, one having six and the other fifty lines of ancient Tamil inscriptions 92 with remains of others ancient buildings Saluvankuppam Kanchipuram 93 Munkudumi Eswaran Temple Ponvilainthakalathur Kanchipuram 94 Nithya Kalyanaswami Temple Tiruvidanthai Kanchipuram 95 Orukkal Mandapam Tirukkalikundram Kanchipuram 96 Tirupuleswarar Temple Vayalur Kanchipuram Page 4 of 9 Sl.No. Name of the Monument Locality District 97 Nitiswaraswami Temple Srimushnam Cuddalore Excavated remains of Buddhist Vihara and 98 Temple at Pallavaneswaram Melaiyur (Kaveripattinam) Nagapattinam 99 Town Gateway Tarangambadi Nagapattinam 100 Sri Totadrinatha (Varadaraja Perumal)Temple Tirubhuvanai Puducherry UT 101 Panchanadisvara temple Tiruvandarkoil Puducherry UT 102 Tirukundangudi Mahadeva temple Madagadipattu Puducherry UT 103 Mulanathasvami temple Bahour Puducherry UT Karaikal, 104 Ekambaresvara temple Settur Puducherry UT Karaikal, 105 Svayambunathaswamy temple Nedungadu Puducherry UT Temples of Narasimhaswamy and 106 Ranganathaswamy Namakkal Namakkal 107 Hill Fort Namakkal Namakkal 108 Fort at Attur Attur Salem 109 Fort and temple on the hill Chinnakavandanur Salem 110 Jain temple Mettupudur Erode 111 Sugrisvara temple and tank Sircarperiyapalayam Erode 112 Muruganatha temple Tirumuruganpoondi Tiruppur 113 Hill Fort Rayakottai Dharmapuri 114 Hill Fort Krishnagiri Krishnagiri Chennarayaperumal temple together with 115 adjacent lands Adiyamankottai Dharmapuri 116 Korangunatha temple Srinivasanallur Karur 117 Rock(Kulithalai) Vaigainallur Karur 118 Ramapada