Kottayil kovilakom got its name from its original location,inside a fort. The site around an old well was declared a protected monument by the Department of Archaeology of the erstwhile State of Cochin in 1936. A Vishnu Temple is located on top of the hill in the same compound .The Jewish cemetery of the Chendamagalam Jews is preserved in the valley of this hill. A mosque was also established on another side ,in the valley of the same hill. The Jewish Synagogue,Vypeekotta Seminary and Forane Church are in the neighbourhood of Kottayil Kovilakom ,which is on the bank of River Periyar.