The Shevaroy Hills' main hill station, where coffee plantations date to the 1820s, alongside oranges and pepper.
Yercaud is the principal hill station of the Shevaroy Hills in Salem district, at about 1,515 m. In the 1820s the Salem district collector facilitated coffee plantations and imported citrus saplings. The area still grows coffee, orange, jackfruit, guava, black pepper and cardamom.
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Yercaud is the main town of the Shevaroy Hills, whose old coffee estates draw visitors alongside the Orchidarium.
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- Yercaud · Wikimedia Foundation
- Coffee Regions of India: A Complete Guide · Indian Coffee Beans (roaster/retailer)
- Shevaroy Hills · Wikipedia