ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA CHENNAI CIRCLE, CHENNAI LIST OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF CHENNAI CIRCLE TOTAL NUMBER OF CENTRALLY PROTECTED MONUMENTS: 251 TAMIL NADU DISTRICT : ARIYALUR Sl. Name of the Monument Locality Taluk Survey Notification No. Date No Numbers 1 Brihadiswara Temple Gangaikondacholapuram Udayarpalayam 76/1,4 Educind, F.4-4 05.08.1942 (hamlet of (6) 42- F &L. Kuruvalappar Kovil) 2 Jain statue built of granite Jayankondacholapuram Udayarpalayam 204/D-2 No.MD. 440 07.08.1908 3 Jain statue called Paluppar Jayankondacholapuram Udayarpalayam 204/D-2 No.MD. 440 07.08.1908 DISTRICT : CHENNAI Sl. Name of the Monument Locality Taluk Survey Numbers Notification No. Date No 1 “Arsenal” between Wellesley Fort St. George Fort- Tondiarpet Block No.IV-1 to Educind 09.12.1949 house and 12&14-18. D.2311/48-A.2 Clive’s House with shells and cannons piled together near the Gateway Block IV/1-12 and 14-18 2 Big Warehouse, south of the Fort St. George Fort- Tondiarpet Block No.II/7. Educind 09.12.1949 Church Library (in Block No.II/7). D.2311/48-A.2 Page 1 of 32 3 Chaplain’s house including portion Fort St. George Fort- Tondiarpet Block No.II/1 Educind 09.12.1949 which the northern side of the Old D.2311/48-A.2 Wall II/1 4 Clive’s House built in 1753 Fort St. George Fort- Tondiarpet Educind 09.12.1949 - D.2311/48-A.2 5 Garrisons Engineer’s Depot Block Fort St. George Fort- Tondiarpet Block No.IV Educind 09.12.1949 No.IV D.2311/48-A.2 6 Guard Room Block No.V Fort St. George Fort- Tondiarpet Block No.V Educind 09.12.1949 D.2311/48-A.2 7 King’s Barracks Block No.XXV Fort St. George Fort- Tondiarpet Block No.XXV Educind 09.12.1949 D.2311/48-A.2 8 Last house on the left of ‘Snobs Fort St. George Fort- Tondiarpet Block No. I/1 Educind 09.12.1949 Allay’ (oldest house in the Fort with D.2311/48-A.2 carved staircase) – Block No. I/1 9 Nursing Sister’s House Fort St. George Fort- Tondiarpet Block No.1/3 Educind 09.12.1949 (Block 1/3) D.2311/48-A.2 10 Old British Infantry Officers Mess Fort St. George Fort- Tondiarpet Block Educind 09.12.1949 (Now Archaeological Dept. Office of No.XXXVI/2 D.2311/48-A.2 Museum) Block XXXVI.2. 11 It’s Ramparts, gates, bastions, Fort St. George Fort- Tondiarpet Educind 09.12.1949 Raveling with vaulted chambers and D.2311/48-A.2 water cisterns underneath; moat and - defence walls all round with glacis to the extent of the existing barbed wire fence Page 2 of 32 12 St. Mary’s Church with tablets laid Fort St. George Fort - Tondiarpet Educind 09.12.1949 on the ground and enclosed by a - D.2311/48-A.2 compound and a buried wall 13 Wellesley House (Built in 1798), Fort St. George Fort - Tondiarpet Block No.IV/13 Educind 09.12.1949 Block No.IV/13 D.2311/48-A.2 14 Tomb of David Yale and Joseph Muthialpet Fort - Tondiarpet S.No. No. 34 20.01.1921 Hymners in the compound of Law (George Town) 11712 College 15 Old Town Wall Tondiarpet Fort- Tondiarpet S.No.9/3 No. 34 20.01.1921 DISTRICT : CUDDALORE Name of the Monument Locality Taluk Survey Notification No. Date Numbers 1 Nitiswaraswami Temple Srimushnam Kattumannarkoil 134-A MD 191 06.11.1922 DISTRICT : DHARMAPURI Sl. Name of the Monument Locality Taluk Survey Notification No. Date No Numbers 1 Chennaraya Perumal Temple Adamancottah Dharmapuri 377,381,379part 2539 18.08.1966 together with Adjacent land (Adiyamankottai) ,380part,385par comprised in survey plot Numbers. t,375part,376pa 377,379,380,381,385,375,376,370 rt,370part,378 and 378 part. Page 3 of 32 DISTRICT : DINDIGUL Sl. Name of the Monument Locality Taluk Survey Notification No. Date No Numbers 1 Fort on Rock Pallapatti Dindigul 800-B, No.MD.76 14.07.1921 DISTRICT : ERODE Sl. Name of the Monument Locality Taluk Survey Notification No. Date No Numbers 1 Jain Temple Mettupudur Perundurai 104 No.MD.98 16.08.1921 DISTRICT : KANCHIPURAM Sl. Name of the Monument Locality Taluk Survey Number Notification No. Date No 1 Iravatanesvara Temple Big Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 2165,2167 part 1954-Act. 02.01.1954 2 Sri Matangeswarar Swamiar Big Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 793 No.MD. 229 20.10.1919 Temple 3 Sri Muktesvara Swami Temple Big Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 1061 No.MD. 31 14.02.1919 4 Munkudimi Eswaran Temple Kalathur Chengalpattu 965 No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 5 Jvarahareswara Swamy Temple Big Kanchipuram Kanchipuram 927- No.MD. 58 20.01.1911 2G(Paimash Number.1120) 6 Large Siva Temple of Tenneri Madavilagam Kanchipuram 218-A No.MD. 357 25.06.1909 7 Arjuna’s Penance Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Number.1455 8 Arjuna’s Rath Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Number.736 Page 4 of 32 9 Bhima’s Rath Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Number.736 10 Dharmaraja’s Rath Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Number.736 11 Dharmaraja’s Rock cut throne Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Number.1455 12 Dolotsava mandapa Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Number.1589 13 Droupadi’s Bath Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Number.1455 14 Unfinished excavations to the south Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 of Droupadi’s Bath Number.1455 15 Droupadi’s Rath Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Number.1455 16 Eight stone images on a masonry Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Platform known as the “Seven Number.1613 pidaris” 17 Huge stone figures of a lion, Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 elephant and a bull Number.736 18 Iswara Temple (built on the rock Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 above the Mahishamardhini Rock Number.1455 Cut Mandapa) 19 Kotikal Mandapa Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Number.1455 20 Krishna’s Butterball Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Number.1455 21 Krishna Mandapa Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Number.1455 Page 5 of 32 22 Large unfinished rock sculpture Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 similar to Arjuna’s Penance near Number.1455 the light-house 23 Two unfinished Excavations near Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 large unfinished rock and sculpture Number.1455 similar to the Arjuna’s penance near the Light house 24 Mahishamardhani rock cut Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Mandapa Number.1455 25 Mahishasura rock standing in the Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 sea to the north of Shore Temple Number.713 26 Mukunda-Nnayanar Temple (half Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 buried in sand to the north of the Number.660 village) 27 Rock-cut Ganesh Temple Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Number.1455 28 Rock-cut Varaha temple containing Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Varaha and Vamana Incarnations of Number.1455 Vishnu 29 Rock cut sculptures representing a Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 group of elephants, monkeys and Number.1455 peacock 30 Royagopuram (unfinished) Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Number.1455 31 Sahadeva’s Rath (One of the Five Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Ratha situated in a group) Number.736 32 Aleva shore Temple Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Number.714 Page 6 of 32 33 Small Monolithic Temples known Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 as Valiankuttai Ratha (unfinished) Number.1489 34 Stone Sculptures representing a Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 group of monkeys Number.1455 35 Triple celled rock-cut shrine with Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Gopi’s churn in front of it Number.1455 36 Unfinished excavation close to the Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 Triple Celled rock-cut Shrine with Number.1455 Gopi’s Churn in front of it. 37 Two rock-cut cave Temples at the Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 northeast corner of the Koneri Number.1455 Pallam Tank 38 Two small carved rocks to the Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 south of the shore temple Number.713 39 Two small monolithic Temples Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 known as the Pidari Amman Ratha Number.1489 (unfinished) 40 Unfinished Ratha and stone couch Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 to the east of the Iswara Temple. Number.1455 41 Unfinished Rock cut cave Temple Mahabalipuram Tirukalikundram Paimash No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 North of Krishna Mandapa Number.1455 42 Old Temple with apsidal Gopuram Manimangalam Sriperumbudur 724,1102 No.MD. 357 25.06.1909 43 Vaikunta Perumal Temple Parameswara Vinnagaram Kanchipuram Paimash No.MD. 452 13.08.1909 (Kanchipuram) Number.39S Survey Number.846,84 7 Pt 44 Ruined Dutch Fort and cemetery Sadras Tirukalikundram Survey.Number No.MD. 62 16.06.1921 .166 45 Kailasanatha Temple Salabogam Kanchipuram Survey. No.MD.