Quibble Island is a river island in the city ofChennai,Tamil Nadu,India. Prior to British colonization, it was not an island but a network of inter-tidal channels.[1] It is formed by the encirclement of theAdyar River and one of its tributaries. It is situated between the neighbourhoods ofMylapore andAdyar. It abuts the southern stretch of theMarina Beach. During theBritish rule, a European cemetery was located here. It also houses the grave of famous actorJ. P. Chandrababu.
James Brodie (1769-1801), a British civil servant and businessman, was granted 11 acres on Quibble Island in 1796 and builtBrodie Castle.[2] Quibble Island was first shown as having two properties in a survey from 1798 but marked blank in 1816.[3]
13°01′18″N80°16′20″E / 13.02167°N 80.27222°E /13.02167; 80.27222
