Kuttikkanam, a picturesque hill station lying between Wagamon and Thekkady, will soon get a historical monument of its own with the State Archaeology department all set to declare the famed Kuttikkanam Palace, also known as Ammachi Kottaram, as a historical monument. The palace is called Ammachi Kottaram as wives of erstwhile Travancore rulers were reverently addressed as ‘ammachi’ in those days.
E. Dineshan, director of the State Archaeology department, told The Hindu on Friday that the department had verified the documents of the palace and it was found that it was eligible to be declared a monument as per the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act.
“In the documents, we found that it was also called Ammachi Kottaram at one period. The palace was constructed around 1890. Some additions happened in the 1900s period. The available documents of the palace come from the 1892 period,” said Mr. Dineshan.
