A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or important event, or which has become important to a social group as a
part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, or as an example of historic architecture. The term 'monument' is often applied to
buildings orstructures that are considered examples of important architectural and/or cultural heritage.
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Name of Monuments / Sites as notified |
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Locality |
Taluk/ District |
Sub-Circle |
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II |
III |
IV |
V |
1. | A banyan grove containing traces of ancient building |
Amavey |
Ballia |
Sub-Circle Sarnath |
2. | Very extensive Ancient site consisting of ruined fort |
Bairant |
Chandauli |
do |
3. | Long mound |
do |
do |
do |
4. | Large rectangular shaped mound |
do |
do |
do |
5. | Small conical mound of ruins called Devi-ka-Sthan |
do |
do |
do |
6. | Large mound of brick ruins |
Dhanapur |
do |
do |
7. | Old ruined Kot (fortress) |
Hetimpur |
do |
do |
8. | Khera or mound representing the ancient Sukalpura |
Sukalpura |
do |
do |
9. | Three sites with megaliths on the western and north eastern toes of the hill |
Hathinia hill, five miles west of Chakia |
do |
do |
10. | Enormous Mound known as Masaon-Dih |
Aonrihar |
Ghazipur |
do |
11. | Bridge of the Gangi river |
Bhimapur |
do |
do |
12. | Bhitari Gupta pillar with an inscription of Skanda Gupta standing in the ruined fort |
Bhitari |
do |
do |
13. | Entire ruined fort enclosure with projecting tower at the corners and numerous mounds. |
Bhitari |
do |
do |
14. | Remains of the Gupta period |
Bhitari |
do |
do |
15. | Mound of ruins with remains of temples and other buildings |
Dildarnagar |
do |
do |
16. | Dih or mound of ruins called Suiri-ka-Raj |
Parmeth |
do |
do |
17. | Lord Cornwallis tomb |
Ghazipur |
do |
do |
18. | Stone Lat or Pillar standing on the western end of a mound of brick ruins and the capital of the pillar lying on the ground closely |
Latiya |
do |
do |
19. | High Khera (mound) |
Masaondi |
do |
do |
20. | Mound of ruins |
do |
do |
do |
21. | Two statues representing Varah or the boar incarnation of Vishnu and Krishna with Gopies (under worship) |
Saidpur |
do |
do |
22. | Extensive brick building |
Shaikhanpur |
do |
do |
23. | Several caves in the precipitous sand stone cliff near the top of the hill |
Adhesar |
Mirzapur |
do |
24. | Ruined stone fort of Latifapur |
Ahraura |
do |
do |
25. | Ruins of a Shiva Temple |
Ahugi |
do |
do |
26. | Ruins of three small linga temple circa 1000 A.D. |
Ahugi |
do |
do |
27. | Mound known as SangramSahikiPahari |
Bhadeshar |
do |
do |
28. | Cave called Khoh containing two early Kutila inscriptions on the rock inside |
Bhuili |
do |
do |
29. | Inscribed pillar |
Bilkhara |
do |
do |
30. | British Cemetery |
Chunar |
do |
do |
31. | DurgaKhoh |
do |
do |
do |
32. | Iftekhar Khan’s Tomb |
SarayanSikandarpur |
do |
do |
33. | Inscribed Slab |
Halliya |
do |
do |
34. | British Cemetery |
Mirzapur |
do |
do |
35. | A Life sized female figure locally known as Sankata Devi (under worship) |
Sheopur |
do |
do |
36. | British Cemetery |
Sultanpur |
do |
do |
37. | Fragments of sculptures, one of which is a Krishna sthambha lying on the back of Ganga on a chabutara at the RamgayaGhat |
Vindhyachal |
do |
do |
38. | Kantit Fort totally encroached |
do |
do |
do |
39. | Kharasthi Devi, remains of a medieval temple (under worship) |
do |
do |
do |
40 | Remains of a temple on an island in the bed of the river Ganga at RamgayaGhat including two inscribed stones |
do |
do |
do |
41. | Bhandari Devi kaPahar containing Asokan inscription |
AhrauraKhas |
do |
do |
42. | British Cemetery |
Gopiganj |
Sant Ravidas Nagar |
do |
43. | Pakka Masonry Fort |
Vijaigarh |
Sonbhadra |
do |
44. | Ancient Buddhist site known as Chaukhandi stupa |
Ganj&Baraipur |
Varanasi |
do |
45. | Ancient Buddhist site of Sarnath including Dhamekh stupa, stupa of jagatsingh, the monastery of major kittoe and all the monuments excavated by Mr. Oartal in 1904-05. |
Baraipur, Khajuhi, Khajuhi |
do |
do |
46. | Cemetery |
Chaitganj |
do |
do |
47. | Remains of a fine massive brick fort |
Chandrauti |
do |
do |
48. | Closed cemetery |
Rajghat |
do |
do |
49. | Tomb of Lal Khan |
do |
do |
do |
50. | The whole area to the east of the Buddhist site explored by the Archaeological Department extending upto the limits of the tank/lake named Narokhar. Also the area coloured on which erection of buildings etc. is proposed to be restricted. |
Sarnath |
do |
do |
51. | Grave of European Officers |
Shivala |
do |
do |
52. | Ancient mound |
Tilmapur |
do |
do |
53. | Dharahra Masjid |
Varanasi |
do |
do |
54. | Lt. Col. Pogson’s tomb |
do |
do |
do |
55. | Mutiny monuments |
do |
do |
do |
56. | Observatory of Man Singh |
do |
do |
do |
57. | Pahladpur inscribed Lat(monolith pillar) now standing in the compound of the Sampurnanad Sanskrit University |
do |
do |
do |
58. | Tablet on the Treasury Building |
do |
do |
do |
59. | TeliaNala Buddhist ruins |
do |
do |
do |
60. | Victoria Memorial |
do |
do |
do |
61. | Two graves |
old Artillery lines (Varanasi) |
do |
do |
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Sub-Circle |
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1. | Allahabad Fort |
Allahabad Tehsil- Chayal |
Allahabad |
Sub-Circle Allahabad |
2. | Cemeteries at Kydganj |
do |
do |
do |
3. | KhusruBagh: |
do |
do |
do |
4. | Queen Victoria’s Memorial in Alfred Park. |
do |
do |
do |
5. | Small High Mound, the ancient site of a large Hindu Temple |
Bara, Tehsil-Bara |
do |
do |
6. | The area of the waste land divided by a ravine into two large mounds called “Garha” & “Garhi”. |
do |
do |
do |
7. | Large stone dwelling house said to have been the residence of the two heroes of Ala&Udalcir. 8th century A.D. |
Chilla, Tehsil-Bara |
do |
do |
8. | Standing figure identified by Fuehrer as Buddha Asvaghosha (4.5 feet high) with a five-headed snake canopy and worshipped by the villagers under the name of SrigariDavi. |
Deora near Bhita, |
do |
do |
9. | A rock hall on the south face of the top bearing an inscription of three lines of the Indo-Scythian period in red paint with some rude drawings of men & animals. |
Ginja Hill, |
do |
do |
10. | Ruined Forts of Samudra Gupta &Hansa Gupta. |
Jhusi,
|
do |
do |
11. | Cave known as Sita-ki-Rasoi containing an inscription in three lines of well formed characters of the 9th century A.D. |
Mankuar, |
do |
do |
12. | Extensive mound called HatgauhaDih. |
Shiupur, |
do |
do |
13. | Garhwa Fort |
Sheorajpur |
do |
do |
14. | Large mound called Surya Bhita |
Shringaverpur |
do |
do |
15. | Fort attributed to Jay Chandra |
Karra, |
Kaushambi |
do |
16. | The ancient fortress (representing the ancient Kaushambi) |
Kosam |
do |
do |
17. | Artificial cave in the fane of the hill of Pabhosa |
Pabhosa, |
do |
do |
18. | Traces of a large brick building on the summit of Pabhosa hill |
Pabhosa, |
do |
do |
19. | Ancient Site |
Shringaverpur |
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Sub-Circle |
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1. | Three mounds known as Mani-Parbat, |
Ayodhya,Tehsil – Faizabad |
Faizabad |
Sub-Circle Faizabad |
2. | Bannikhanam’s Tomb. |
Faizabad,Tehsil – Faizabad |
do |
do |
3. | Gulab Bari. |
do |
do |
do |
4. | Tomb of Shuja-ud-Daula. |
do |
do |
do |
5. | Tomb of Bahu-Begum |
do |
do |
do |
6. | Tomb of Haji Iqbal, Eunach of SadarJahanBegum including the mosque & the wholecompound enclosing them. |
do |
do |
do |
7. | A group of ruined brick temple of the 10th |
Bhagupur,Tehsil – Musafirkhana |
do |
do |
8. | Ancient site. |
Jungle Belhar, |
Santkabeer |
do |
9. | Mosque. |
Isauli,Tehsil – Musafirkhana |
Sultanpur |
do |
10. | Large dih called Majhangaon with bricktowers |
Sultanpur,Tehsil – Sultanpur |
do |
do |
11. | A mound 20’ high apparently formed ofsolid brick work where the rithvinathLingam & a copper plate grant were found. |
Pachran, Tehsil – Gonda |
Gonda |
do |
12. | Mound covered with bricks with the ruinsof the temple of Asokanath Mahadeva. |
Hathili,Tehsil – Tarabganj |
do |
do |
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1. | A Conical stupa shaped mound |
Amaoni |
Deoria |
Sub-Circle Kushinagar |
2. | Inscribed monolith of rough grey sand stone remains. |
Bhagalpur |
do |
|
3. | An Inscribed stone pillar |
Kahaon (ancient Kakubha) |
do |
do |
4. | Two ruined temples (now Jain temples constructed over ancient temples) |
Kahaon (ancient Kakubha) |
do |
do |
5. | Long low mound of ruins |
Khukhundu |
do |
do |
6. | Ancient site |
Khukhundu&Sajhwar |
do |
do |
7. | Ancient site |
Rudrapur |
do |
do |
8. | High square shaped mound |
Rudrapur |
do |
do |
9. | Extensive mound |
Sohnag |
do |
do |
10. | Very high Dih or Mound apparently the remains of Buddhist stupa |
Tarkulwa |
do |
do |
11. | Extensive remains of a very large ancient city |
Barhi |
Grokhapur |
do |
12. | A series of enormous mounds |
Barhiapur or BhadarKhas |
do |
do |
13. | Three high conical mounds of brick which are evidently the ruins of stupas |
Chaora |
do |
do |
14. | Ancient site covered with mounds of brick ruins and containing an ancient masonry wall |
Gagaha |
do |
do |
15. | Extensive mound |
Gopalpur |
do |
do |
16. | Large and high mound, the ruins of the ancient Domangarh |
Gorakhpur |
do |
do |
17. | Circular shaped mound and the remains of a stupa |
Chhetion |
Kushinagar |
do |
18. | Large dih or mound
|
Chhetion |
do |
do |
19. | Large flat topped mound of ruins called Jharmatiya or Dharmatiya cultivated land (Private ownership) |
Jhamathiya (3.66 mile |
do |
do |
20. | A Very large Mound of brick ruins called Asmanpurdih |
Asmanpur (3.5 mile south of Chhetion) |
do |
do |
21. | Mound on the eastern extension of the stupa site at Sl.No.3 |
Chhetion
|
do |
do |
22. | Mound of ruins called Sahiya |
Sareya ( 3 mile N, NW of Chhetion) |
do |
do |
23. | Buddhist remains. |
Kasia |
do |
do |
24. | Large mound covered with broken bricks and a few statues |
Padrauna |
do |
do |
25. | Mound of brick ruins |
Sahiya |
do |
do |
26. | Ancient Site and Archaeological Remains |
Rudruli |
Mahrajganj/ Gorakhpur |
do |
27. | Ancient Site know as Fazil Nagar kakot |
Fazil Nagar |
Kushinagar |
do |
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Taluk/ District |
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III |
IV |
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1. | Monuments of Captains Wilsons and Jones and eleven privates of 13th infantry |
Azamgarh |
Azamgarh |
Sub-Circle Jaunpur |
2. | Mutiny monuments |
Azamgarh |
do |
do |
3. | Old British Cemetery |
Azamgarh |
do |
do |
4. | Ancient site called Garhwa-ka-Kot or Rajbhar-ka-Kot |
Garhwa |
do |
do |
5. | Ancient site measuring 7 acres and 800 links in Khesra No.384 |
do |
do |
do |
6. | Tomb of Abhiman |
Mehnagar |
do |
do |
7. | Inscribed stone pillar |
Pakri |
do |
do |
8. | Atala Masjid |
Jaunpur |
Jaunpur |
do |
9. | Cemetery of seven kings of the Sharqui dynasty |
do |
do |
do |
10. | Jaunpur Fort |
do |
do |
do |
11. | Hammam or Turkish bath in the old fort |
do |
do |
do |
12. | Jhanjhri Masjid |
do |
do |
do |
13. | Juma Masjid |
do |
do |
do |
14. | KhailsMuklis or Char Ungli Masjid |
do |
do |
do |
15. | Khanqah or Tombs of Sharqui kings of Jaunpur and the chamber for the royal mourners |
do |
do |
do |
16. | Lal Masjid (LalDarwaza) |
do |
do |
do |
17. | Qalich Khan kaMaqbara |
do |
do |
do |
18. | Ruaza of Shah Firoz |
do |
do |
do |
19. | Stone group of a gigantic lion standing on a small elephant, lying on Akbar’s bridge |
do |
do |
do |
20. | Tomb of Nawab Ghazi Khan |
do |
do |
do |
21. | Gateway of HazratChirag-I-Hind’s palace |
Zafrabad |
do |
do |
22. | Sheikh Burhan’s Mosque |
do |
do |
do |
23. | Walls of the old Kankar fort of Jayachandra |
do |
do |
do |
24. | Ancient Site |
Ghosi |
Mau |
do |
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