Remains of a medieval fort in Narnaul

Today, you will not find any fort in Narnaul but the presence of a street known as Quila road (fort road) raises the possibility about the existence of some fort like structure in the past.

Take a walk on the street and you will be able to see a 30-35 foot high stone wall standing on one side. 

Stone wall on Quila Road

(Picture was actually taken by me on Sep.2012 )

This semi circular wall seems to be an extension of a massive old structure from the past.

Another look at the wall

There is an empty ground on the other side of the wall which is being used as a dumping ground. Remains of thick stone walls are also visible at several other locations of this ground.

Other remains of thick walls nearby

(Temple of Chamunda Devi is visible in the background)

There is  also a  very famous Temple of Chamunda Devi in this locality and it has been a place of worship for different religious communities of the city in the past.

About Narnaul:- Narnaul city is part of District Mohindergarh of Haryana State. It is situated at a distance of 150 Km from Delhi as well as Jaipur. 

About this monument :- This monument is situated at the center of the city on its famous quila road.

Coordinates of the monument :- 28° 02’ 35.69” N   76° 06’ 22.59” E

Remains of an unknown building on hilltop at Dhani Kirarod (Near Narnaul, Mohindergarh, Haryana)

Last month I was at Nasibpur (near Narnaul), looking for the ground of a battle fought here during the uprising of 1857. I had already seen the ground from Nasibpur hills and this time I wanted to see it from  the opposite side so i decided to have a look from the hills near village Dhani Kirarod (This village was known as "Kirarod Afghan" prior to 47 and still old people call it by that name).

These hills are relatively smaller than their neighbouring counterparts at Nasibpur and at Raghunathpura. As I was approaching these hills from the canal side, I noticed this small stone made building on one side of the hill.

About the Monument: - This building is situated on the smaller side of the hill. It is built on a raised stone-built platform. It is square in shape with walls slightly tapering inwards. It has four arc shaped doorways opening in one large room. On one side, stairs are there on both sides of the entrance for reaching the roof of this building.

one of the four entrances

From the entrance

From the roof

I couldn’t collect much information about this monument but it seems like its design is influenced by Islamic architecture. This area(Narnaul) came under Islamic influence in as early as 13^th Century. There are several monuments in the area which were built during the Islamic era. These include Peer Turkman Dargah, Chor Gumbaj, Jal Mahal, Old Court and Tomb of Ibrahim Shah etc. 

Recently (July 2013) I got the chance to meet somebody from this village but only thing that gentleman could tell was that it was indeed a very old building as they had been seeing it since their childhood.(He was around 70 years and was guessing that it was perhaps built after the reign of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb (i.e. early 18th century), but it was only a guess)

About the village: - Dhani Kirarod is situated at a distance of 5 kilometer from Narnaul. For reaching this village you have to take the link road from village Nasibpur (2 Km from Narnaul on State Highway No.17). It is the first village on this link road at 2-3 Km from Nasibpur.

Coordinates of the monument: - 28°05’05.48” N and 76°05’28.31” E