Site Name: Gharaunda (GT Road)
Date: ca. 1600-1699 CE
Subject: General view


A Mughal-period distance marker located about
2.5 kilometres north of Gharaunda, between National Highway 44 (Old Grand Trunk
Road) and the railway track in Karnal, Haryana. Probably constructed between
1600 and 1699 CE, the octagonal tower is built of lakhori bricks with rubble
masonry and lime mortar, and stands on a brick platform with a ring moulding
between the octagonal base and cylindrical shaft. The monument was notified as
a protected structure on December 2, 1914, and is protected by the
Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle). It remains well maintained,
though minor cracks and surface blackening are visible.