An ancient hilltop settlement in Ondo State
Idanre Hills
Idanre Hill, also called Oke Idanre, rises to about 914 metres (3,000 feet) above sea level in Idanre, Ondo State. It sits on a Precambrian igneous batholith about 500 million years old, and the Idanre people have lived among its boulders for nearly a thousand years.
Sites on and around the hill include the Owa's Palace, the Old Court, shrines, a belfry and burial grounds. Idanre Hill was added to UNESCO's World Heritage Tentative List in 2007.
Highlights
- A hilltop settlement about 914 m above sea level / The Owa’s Palace, the Old Court and shrines / On UNESCO’s World Heritage Tentative List
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