meghalaya

Following are some major places of historical significance in Meghalaya, that will interest History buffs and archaeology and architecture enthusiasts –

• Megalithic Bridge on the Um-Nyankanah (in Jaintia hills)
• Nartiang Monoliths in Jaintia Hills district (among the tallest monoliths in the world; these huge monoliths were erected to honor the erstwhile Jaintia Kings).
• Kiang Nongbah Monument (a memorial for Jaintia king U Kiang Nangbah)
• Thul-Um-Wi – a megalithic bridge
• David Scott’s Memorial (memorial of an employee of the East India company who later became an agent of Governor-General on the North-East Frontiers of Bengal; built in 1831)