Idanre Hill

As one of the most famous historical sites in Nigeria, the Idanre Hill, also known as Oke Idanre, is located in Idanre, Ondo State, southwestern Nigeria.

The landscape of Idanre Hill is well-known. Its many cultural assets, including 'Owa's Palace,' shrines, The Old Court, Belfry, Agbooogun footprint, thunder water (Omi Apaara), and burial grounds, have earned the location fame and a candidate for the UNESCO World Heritage Site shortlist. It is about 3000 feet (914.4 meters) above sea level and is home to a unique ecology into which the cultural landscape has been integrated.

Idanre Hills is situated atop a 500 million-year-old Precambrian igneous batholith that is pierced by multiple huge cracks that generate deep valleys inside the rocks.

On October 8, 2007, this site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in the Cultural category. The historic hamlet of Idanre has lived on the hill since antiquity, but the Western culture was introduced to the ancient city in 1894 when a band of missionaries led by Rev. Gilbert Carter came. The missionaries established the first primary school in 1896, and the clay structure still stands today.

Location: Idanre, Ondo State, Nigeria