Cranbourne Estate

Document refEST-CRA

Founded1927

Altitude1,260 m~4,133 ft

ZoneSheveroy Hills

Cultivation environment

LocationVellur

DistrictSalem

StateTamil Nadu

Acreage200+ acres

Altitude across the twelve estates

1,260 m

1,130 m1,615 m

The coffee

SpeciesArabica

Arabica varietalSLN 3, SLN 5B, SLN 6 (Swarnagiri), SLN 7, SLN 9, SLN 12 (Cauvery / Catimor), SLN 13 (Chandragiri), Yellow Catuai, Columbia Caturra, Sarchimor, BBTC Catimor

Processing offered

SivetNaturalsWashed

Harvest method

Handpicked

Heritage & stewardship

FounderPJ Watts (British planter)

Worker programme

Land & ecology

Shade canopySilver Oak, Jackfruit, Orange, Pomelo, Fig, Avocado, Dadap, Glyricidia, native Moola, Kaduka, Vaagai

Companion cropsFruit trees, Orange, Pomelo, Fig, Avocado, Jackfruit, Interplanted with Silver Oak

Estate notes

CertificationsComing soon

Terrain featureNorthern 30+ acres form a ~2 km stretch of rock with ~60° slopes and views to the valleys and plains, the feature that gave the estate its Tamil name, Kodiangal

NeighbourShares a long boundary with the Attur Ghat and Kanjeri forest range

Community programmeOngoing financial and in-kind support to the two neighbouring villages, Vellur and Kondaiyanur a stated priority of the estate's stewardship