Saturday, August 15, 2009

List of Megalithic burial sites in Tamil Nadu

This blog is to serve as a single source of comprehensive information about the nature and location of various Megalithic burial sites in Tamil Nadu.
Readers and history lovers are requested to go thru the list of this given below and be informed about the sites in their districts.These burial sites are the only source of information we have on the prehistoric life and civilisations of tamil nadu.Its our moral duty to conserve and protect these sites from encroachments and destructions.The crazy wave of real estate which is sweeping Tamil nadu of its rich agriculture lands is depriving us of these precious sites of information.
Regarding the various methods of burials, like cists,cairns and Dolmens, I shall collect information and provide in the forthcoming posts.
All are requested to provide your valuable feedback and sources of information and the kind of information you would love to see in the future posts.
Thanks one and all for the patient reading.

Thanks to Archaeological survey of India, I could collect this information from their website



Sl. No.

Name of Monument/Site

Locality

District

1

Megalithic cists and cairns (survey no.222)

Agaram

Kanchipuram

2

Megalithic cists and cairns (survey nos. 111 & 116)

Agaram

Kanchipuram

3

Urn burials

Alattur

Kanchipuram

4

Megalithic cists and cairns

Amur

Kanchipuram

5

Megalithic cists and cairns

Anur

Kanchipuram

6

Megalithic cists and cairns

Araiyapakkam

Kanchipuram

7

Megalithic cists and cairns

Atcharavakkam

Kanchipuram

8

Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

Ayyanjeri

Kanchipuram

9

Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

Echchur

Kanchipuram

10

Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

Edakunram

Kanchipuram

11

Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

Eluchur

Kanchipuram

12

Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

Erumaiyur

Kanchipuram

13

Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

Gudalur

Kanchipuram

14

Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

Guduvancheri

(Vallamjeri)

Kanchipuram

15

Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

Guduperum

Bedu

Kanchipuram

16

Cairns at The Foot Of Perambair Hills.

Kadmalaiputhur

Kanchipuram

17

Chromlechs

Kadmalaiputhur

Kanchipuram

18

Group of cairns

Kadapperi

Kanchipuram

19

Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

Kalanipakkam

Kanchipuram

20

Megalithic cists and cairns

Kalathur

Kanchipuram

21

Megalithic cists and cairns

Kalvay

Kanchipuram

22

Megalithic cists and cairns

Kanakapattu

Kanchipuram

23

Megalithic cists and cairns

Kandalur

Kanchipuram

24

Megalithic cists and cairns

Karanaithangal

Porinjam

Bakkam

Kanchipuram

25

Megalithic cists and cairns

Kattamputtur

Kanchipuram

26

Megalithic cists and cairns

Kilampakkam

Kanchipuram

27

Megalithic cists and cairns

Kottamedu

Kanchipuram

28

Megalithic cists and cairns

Kumili

Kanchipuram

29

Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles on the hill.

Kunnattur

Kanchipuram

30

Megalithic cists and cairns

Kunnavakkam

Kanchipuram

31

Megalithic cists and cairns

Kuravanmedu

Kanchipuram

32

Megalithic cists and cairns

Madayathur

Kanchipuram

33

Megalithic cists and cairns

Maganiyam

Kanchipuram

34

Megalithic cists and cairns

Mailai

Kanchipuram

35

Megalithic cists and cairns

Malaipattu

Kanchipuram

36

Megalithic cists and cairns

Malaivaiyavur

Kanchipuram

37

Megalithic cists and cairns

Mampattu

Kanchipuram

38

Megalithic cists and cairns

Manamai

Kanchipuram

39

Megalithic cists and cairns

Melkottaiyur

Kanchipuram

40

Megalithic cists and cairns

Moosaivakkam

Kanchipuram

41

Megalithic cists and cairns

Naduvakkarai

Kanchipuram

42

Megalithic cists and cairns

Nandambakkam

Kanchipuram

43

Megalithic cists and cairns

Nandivaram

Kanchipuram

44

Group of cairns

Nanmangalam

Kanchipuram

45

Megalithic cists and cairns

Nattam

Kanchipuram

46

Megalithic cists and cairns

Nedungunram

Kanchipuram

47

Megalithic cists and cairns

Nallikuppam

Kanchipuram

48

Megalithic cists and cairns

Olalur

Kanchipuram

49

Megalithic cists and cairns

Ottivakkam

Kanchipuram

50

Megalithic cists and cairns

Ottiyambakkam

Kanchipuram

51

Megalithic cists and cairns

Padur

Kanchipuram

52

Megalithic cists and cairns

Palayasivaram

Kanchipuram

53

Megalithic cists and cairns

Pallavaram

Kanchipuram

54

Megalithic cists and cairns

Palliyagaram

Kanchipuram

55

Megalithic cists and cairns

Paranur

Kanchipuram

56

Megalithic cists and cairns

Perumbakkam

Kanchipuram

57

Megalithic cists and cairns

Perunagar

Kanchipuram

58

Megalithic cists and cairns

Perungalathur

Kanchipuram

59

Megalithic cists and cairns with stone circles

Ponmar

Kanchipuram

60

Megalithic cists and cairns

Porundavakkam

Kanchipuram

61

Megalithic cists and cairns

Pudupakkam

Kanchipuram

62

Megalithic Cists and Cairns Bounded With Stone Circles

Pulippakkam

Kanchipuram

63

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Pundi

Kanchipuram

64

Megalithic Cists Circumscribed by Stone Circles

Rajakulipettai

Kanchipuram

65

Megalithic Cists and Cairns with Stone Circles

Rayalpattu

Kanchipuram

66

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Sanur

Kanchipuram

67

Megalithic Cists and Cairns in Virgin State.

Sastirampakkam

Kanchipuram

68

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Sembakkam

Kanchipuram

69

Group of Cairns and Cists

Sembakkam

Kanchipuram

70

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Sengunram

Kanchipuram

71

Megalithic Cists and Cairns intact with Stone Circles.

Settipuniyam

Kanchipuram

72

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Settupattu

Kanchipuram

73

Megalithic Cairns With Stone Circles and Sarvophagi

Sikkarayapuram

Kanchipuram

74

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Sirudavur

Kanchipuram

75

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Sirukunram

Kanchipuram

76

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Sittalapakkam

Kanchipuram

77

Urn Burial and Megalithic Site

St. Thomas Mount

Kanchipuram

78

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Tandalam

Kanchipuram

79

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Tattanur

Kanchipuram

80

Group Of Cairns

Tiruneermalai

Kanchipuram

81

Megalithic Cist

Tiruneermalai

Kanchipuram

82

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Tirupporur

Kanchipuram

83

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Tirusulam

Kanchipuram

84

Megalithic Grave Yard

Tiryvadisulam

Kanchipuram

85

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Unamanjeri

Kanchipuram

86

Dolmen Intact

Uttiramerur

Kanchipuram

87

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Vadakkuppattu

Kanchipuram

88

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Vadamangalam

Kanchipuram

89

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Vaiyavur

Kanchipuram

90

Megalithic Cists

Vandalur

Kanchipuram

91

Megalithic Cists and Cairns With Stone Circles

Vedanarayana

Puram

Kanchipuram

92

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Vembedu

Kanchipuram

93

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Vengur

Kanchipuram

94

Megalithic Cists and Cairns With Stone Circles

Venkitapuram

Kanchipuram

95

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Venpakkam

Village No.69

Kanchipuram

96

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Venpakkam

Village No.273

Kanchipuram

97

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Venpakkam

Village No.186

Kanchipuram

97

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Virapuram

Kanchipuram

98

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Karai

Perambalur

99

Dolmens and Cairns

Amburapatti

Pudukkottai

100

Prehistoric Burial Site (Known as Kurangapattarai)

Ammachatram

Pudukkottai

101

Prehistoric Burial Site, Stone Circle, and Menhirs

Annavasal

Pudukkottai

102

Dolmens

Chokkanatha

Patti

Pudukkottai

103

Dolmens

Kilaiyur

Pudukkottai

104

Prehistoric Burial Site

Melur

Pudukkottai

105

Dolmens

Muttampatti

Pudukkottai

106

Prehistoric Burial Site

Narangiyan

Pettai

Pudukkottai

107

Prehistoric Dolmens

Perungulur

Pudukkottai

108

Prehistoric Dolmens

Peyal

Pudukkottai

109

Dolmens and Ayyanar Images

Poyyamanai And Virudupatti

Pudukkottai

110

Prehistoric Burial Site

Puttambur

Pudukkottai

111

Prehistoric Burial Site

Satyamangalam

Pudukkottai

112

Cairns and Urns

Sendakudy

Pudukkottai

113

Dolmens and Urns

Sengalur

Pudukkottai

114

Dolmens in Annavasal Vattam

Sittannavasal

Pudukkottai

115

Dolmens (Known As Kurangupattarai)

Tayinipatti

Pudukkottai

116

Prehistoric Burial Site

Thekkattur

Pudukkottai

117

Kalasakkadu Burial Site

Tirukkattalai

Pudukkottai

118

Group of Dolmens

Tiruppur

Pudukkottai

119

Prehistoric Burial Site

Vadugapatti

Pudukkottai

120

Prehistoric Burial Site

Vathanna

Kurichi

Pudukkottai

121

Prehistoric Burial Site

Vilapatti

Pudukkottai

122

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Amirtha

Mangalam

Tiruvallur

123

Virigin Group Containing many Burrows.

Attanthangal

Tiruvallur

124

Megalithic Cists

Chedalpakkam

Tiruvallur

125

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Neyveli

Tiruvallur

126

Urn Burials

Palavakkam

Tiruvallur

127

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Pammadukulam

Tiruvallur

128

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Panchali

Tiruvallur

129

Megalithic Cairns with bounding Stone Circles.

Pandur

Tiruvallur

130

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Pondavakkam

Tiruvallur

131

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Pottur

Tiruvallur

132

Prehistoric Settlement Site (Megalithic Period)

Pulal

Tiruvallur

133

Cairn Site

Sengarai

Tiruvallur

134

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Sirukalattur

Kanchipuram

135

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Siruvadu

Tiruvallur

136

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Tadipadi

Tiruvallur

137

Megalithic Cists and Cairns with Bounding Stone Circles.

Vanmalli

Tiruvallur

138

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Virakuppam

Tiruvallur

139

Prehistoric Site

Mottur

Tiruvannamalai

140

Megalithic Cists and Cairns

Nedungal

Tiruvanamalai

141

Megalithic Cists

Tellur

Tiruvanamalai

142

Megalithic Cists

Tetturai

Tiruvanamalai

143

Megalithic Cists

Venkunnam

Tiruvanamalai

144

Prehistoric Site

Adichanallur

Turicorin

145

Prehistoric Site

Kalvoi

Turicorin

146

Prehistoric Site

Karungulam

Turicorin

147

Urn Burial Site

Kadagambattu

Villupuram

148

Megalithic Cairns and Stone Circles

Sengamedu

Villupuram

149

Megalithic Stone Circles

Tiruvakkarai

Villupuram

150

Dolmens Near Palamalai

Adukkam

Dindigul

151

Mandapakkadu (Structure With Mound)

Chettipalayam

Coimbatore

152

Prehistoric Site (Known as Pandava Graves)

Kanyampundi

Coimbatore

153

Dolmens Near Machur Reserved Forest

Panaikkadu

Dindigul

154

Dolmens Near Machur

Panaikkadu

Dindigul

155

Dolmens Near Talayar River On Top Of The Hill

Panaikkadu

Dindigul

156

Dolmens

Panaikkadu

Dindigul




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