The Grange is a castle built in 1820 by the then collector M D Cockburn and is one of the oldest architectural marvels that are seen in Yercaud. This is the first commercial plantation area for coffee, oranges and apples in Yercaud.
The other coffee plantations in Tamil nadu are said to have originated from this humble beginning. It is believed that Robert Clive of English East India Company used the grange as his summer resort in the late 1800’s.
During the Sepoy Mutiny, great efforts were made to strengthen the roof and ramparts were built with Gun emplacements and 3 Canons were mounted at vantage points.The Grange also has a large cellar that can hold huge quantities of provisions.
Nowadays, there is a beautiful and exotic resort in the vicinity of the Grange that is located in between the coffee and orange plantations and will be a fantastic place for the tourists to stay in.
Jeyakannan Sharmiladevi 