Gingee Fort
Three hills, one wall, and the Troy of the East.
- Where
- Villupuram, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 12.2508, 79.3958
Get the Gingee Fort stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Gingee Fort. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Gingee Fort
Mandagapattu Temple 17 km
Mahendravarman's first rock-cut temple, with an inscription boasting it used no brick, timber, metal or mortar.
Arunachaleswarar Temple 36 km
The fire element, and the hill walked around at full moon.
Sri Ramanasramam 37 km
The ashram that grew around Ramana Maharshi at the foot of Arunachala, where he lived from 1922 until 1950. Visitors still sit in the old hall where he received them, and walk the hill he never left.
Ulagalantha Perumal Temple, Tirukoyilur 40 km
Vishnu at Tirukkoyilur as Trivikrama, the one who measured the world in three steps.
Ousteri Lake 50 km
One of the most important wetlands in south India.
Adhiparasakthi Siddhar Peetam 51 km
A temple to Adhiparasakthi at Melmaruvathur, ninety kilometres down the road from Chennai.
Auroville 52 km
An experimental township founded in 1968 to belong to no nation, built around a gold sphere called the Matrimandir.
French Quarter 59 km
Grid streets of yellow walled houses with bougainvillea, street names in two languages, and a Tamil quarter across the canal.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Tamil Nadu
Questions
Where is Gingee Fort?
Gingee Fort is in Villupuram, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mandagapattu Temple (17 km), Arunachaleswarar Temple (36 km), Sri Ramanasramam (37 km).
How do I get the Gingee Fort stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Gingee Fort and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Gingee Fort before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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