Nartiang

Nartiang is significant for its summer palace of the Jaintia King whose capital was Jaintiapur. The remnants of the summer palace is located on a hillock approximately two kilometers from the Nartiang market. The archway which can be seen to this day shows that they were well versed in the making of red bricks similar to the ones used by the Ahom Kings of Assam. From the cannons found in the Shiv temple it goes to show that they had skills in techniques of fire arms and metallurgy. At present there lies a Hindu temple in this vicinity and the priests who practice thee are direct descendants of the original priests that came from Jaintiapur. Nartiang is also famous for the largest concentration of Monoliths in one place located at a place called Law Mulong. The tallest Menhir in Meghalaya known as Moo long Syiem is located within this cluster and stands twenty feet tall. These monoliths were erected sometimes between 1500 AD to commemorate glorious events of the Jaintia Kingdom.