Village : Methala
Taluk : Kodungalloor
District : Thrissur
Location : At Methala about three kilometres from Kodungalloor on Kodungalloor-Moothakunnam route

The Cheraman Parambu spread over an area of about 5 acres is generally regarded as the royal seat of Cheraman Perumals, the kings of the Chera dynasty who ruled Kerala during the 9th, 10th and 11th centuries AD. Traditionally, the Chera dynasty of the Sangam Age had its head quarters at Kodungalloor.

In 1936, the Department of Archaeology, of the erstwhile State of Cochin declared the site a protected monument. As the famous temples of Thiruvanchikulam and Kizhthali are nearby and the Archaeology Department of Cochin, during its explorations had noticed some old laterite foundations and remains of walls in this area, the department with the help of the Archaeological Survey of India excavated the site between 1944 and 1945. At a depth of 1.5 meters, various kinds of potsherds, copper and iron implements, bangles and beads and small lead balls were found. And loose sand was found below the occupation layers. The majority of the potsherds belonged to a group called Celadon ware, a pottery made in China during the Sung period, between the 10th and 12th centuries AD.

Later, in 1960, when the Archaeological Survey of India excavated in a different area of the same site, no serious archaeological evidences were found. However, these explorations unearthed a number of Shiva-lingas, which are now exhibited in a corner of the site.