Kos Minar (South), Gharaunda, Haryana
  • Kos Minar (South), Gharaunda, Haryana
  • Kos Minar (South), Gharaunda, Haryana
  • Kos Minar (South), Gharaunda, Haryana
Kos Minar (South), Gharaunda, Haryana

A Mughal-period distance marker located about 2 kilometres south of Gharaunda and approximately 50 metres from National Highway 44 (Old Grand Trunk Road), 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 1, 1914, and is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle). It remains well maintained, though minor cracks and surface blackening are visible.