Kundrathur Hill
| Kundrathur Hill | |
|---|---|
| Subramaniyasvami Hill | |
  Kundrathur Hill Location within Tamil Nadu | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 12°59′06″N 80°05′34″E / 12.9851°N 80.0929°E |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kundrathur, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, India |
The Subramaniyasvami Hill, popularly known as the Kundrathur Hill is a hillock located 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) from the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) limits in the Kundrathur taluk of Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu, India.[1] The town of Kundrathur known for its Kundrathur Murugan Temple occupies the summit of the hill.[2][3]
Inhabited continuously since prehistoric times, the Kundrathur Hill has pot burials with stone circles discovered by V. D. Krishnaswami and Ballabh Saran of the Archaeological Survey of India during excavations in 1955-56.[4][5] The presence of iron implements seemed to confirm Iron Age habitation and the burials were tentatively dated to 1000 BC.[4][5] The Kundrathur Murugan Temple was constructed by the Chola king Kulothunga I.[3]
References
- ↑ "Revenue Administration". Kancheepuram District, Government of Tamil Nadu. National Informatics Centre. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- ↑ "Arulmigu Subramaniaswamy Temple, Kunrathur - 600069, Kancheepuram District". Tamil Nadu HR&CE. Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- 1 2 "Sri Subramanyaswami temple". Dinamalar Temple. Dinamalar. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
- 1 2 Ghosh, A., ed. (1956). Indian Archaeology 1955–56: A Review (Report). New Delhi: Department of Archaeology, Government of India. pp. 1, 23. Retrieved 7 June 2026 – via Internet Archive.
- 1 2 "குன்றத்துார் மலையை விழுங்கும் ஆக்கிரமிப்புகள் கபளீகரம்!" [Encroachments swallowing up Kundrathur Hill are rampant]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). 15 March 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2026.