| Identification / पहचान | |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | TN10003233 |
| Built Heritage/Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल |
Built Heritage |
| Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम |
Cairn circle with menhir at Mukkudivelanpalayam |
| State / राज्य | Tamil Nadu |
| District / जिला | Erode |
| Manual District | |
| Sub District / उप-जिला | Suriyampalayam (TP) |
| Manual Sub District | |
| Village / गाँव | |
| Manual Village | |
| Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन | |
| Date/Period तारीख/युग |
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| Sub Period | |
| Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति | |
| Latitude / अक्षांश | 77 50 48 |
| Longitude / देशान्तर | 11 14 53 |
| Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग | |
| Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग | Mukkudivelanpalayam is located on the Erode- Kodumudi road at a distance of 20 km south of Erode. |
| Air Port / विमानपत्तन | |
| Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन | Erode Railway station. |
| Bus Station / बस स्टैंड | Erode Bus stand |
| Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | |
| Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं | Others- अन्य |
| Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण | It is an Undulated land with several natural depressions and it is semi arid dry zone area. |
| History / इतिहास | |
| Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास | NA |
| Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण |
The ancien burials site is locally called as vedankal. |
| Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली | Megalithic Cairn Circle - महापाषाण कालीन संगोरा शवाधान |
| Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल |
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| Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण |
One of the interesting features of this site is that there stood on the periphery of one stone circle two huge monolithic slabs with a height of 7 m. The two monolithic slabs are planted the western part of the circle with a gap of 3 m between them. A huge capstone measuring 2 m X 1.75 m is visible on the surface. The whole structure raises more than one meter above the ground level. Apart from it two urns were seen in a street in the village. The urns are ill-fired having 90 cm in diameter and are half broken. |
| Structure material and other material संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
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| Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक |
Granite, Terracotta |
| Usage(s) & Sub Type | |
| Usage(s) / प्रयोग | N.A - उपलब्ध नहीं |
| Sub-Usage(s)/ उप-प्रयोग | |
| Ownership / स्वामित्व | N.A - उपलब्ध नहीं |
| Protection status / संरक्षण अवस्था | Unprotected- असंरक्षित |
| Plan/Elevation विन्यास/उध्र्व विन्यास | |
| Published Reference / प्रकाशित संदर्भ | |
| Author / लेखक | Rajan, K., |
| Name / नाम | Archaeological Gazetteer of Tamil Nadu |
| Year / वर्ष | |
| Published/Unpublished प्रकाशित / अप्रकाशित |
Published |
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