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Ruins of the Mihintale Puvarasankulama Anula Devi Chethiya
The ruins of Mihintale Puvarasankulama Anula Devi Chethiya is spread across an area of approximately 4 acres centered around a rocky pleatu spreading from south to north. At this site you find ruins of a medium sized stupa, an rock inscription and ruins of other building including a rock pond. […]
Welikanda Rejinagala Archaeological Site (වැලිකන්ද රැජිණගල පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
The site known as Rejinagala with the mound of Stupa, ruins of buildings, cave complex and other archaeological factors in area known as Mahaweli reservation Sinhapura Village in the Grama Niladhari Division No. 286 in the Welikanda Divisional Secretary’s Division in Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province was declared as an archaeological is monument in 1st February 2023. […]
Polonnaruwa Kuda Patunugama Archaeological Site (පොලොන්නරුව කුඩා පටුනුගම පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
The archaeological site with ruins of building in Kuda Patunugama Village i in Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province was declared as an archaeological is monument in 1st February 2023. […]
Sungavila Devalagodella Archaeological Site (සුංගාවිල දේවාලගොඩැල්ල පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
If you are traveling to Somawathi Chethiya, the last populated village you will come across is Sungavila before entering the jungles of Somawathi. Sungavila is an agricultural village which mainly depends on paddy cultivation. […]
Welikanda Thrikonamaduwa Archaeological Site (වැලිකන්ද ත්‍රිකෝණමඩුව පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
The site known as Thrikonamaduwa (Thrikonamadu) with Stupa complex, ruins of buildings, cave complex, flight of stairs and other archaeological factors in the Wildlife conservation zone of Somawathie in Sinhapura Village in the Welikanda Divisional Secretary's Division was declared as an archaeological is monument in 1st February 2023. […]
Welikanda Katuwanwila Archaeological Site (වැලිකන්ද කටුවන්විල පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
Katuwanwila is a predominantly muslim settlement which lies 15km off Sevanagala along the Mahaweli River to the North. Passing the village center and paddy fields, nestled between 2 ponds near the Mahaweli Ganga, lies some ancient buildings which no identification has been done yet. […]
Dimbulagala Molahitiya Velegala Archaeological Site
Molahitiya Velegala is a long rocky outcrop in Kuda Ulpatha village in Dimbulagala, Nuwarakalaviya. The site is about 1.5 km from Kuda Ulpota, and is a low rock terrain with three or four parallel narrow ridges along its length running east to west in parallel to Dimbulagala rock. […]
Dimbulagala Handapanwila Rajamaha Viharaya Archaeological Site
Handapanwila Rajamaha Viharaya lies in the rocky outcrop known as "Duwegala" in Handapanwila village in Dimbulagala area. Duwegala (Duvegala) has been an ancient Buddhist Monastery and the ruins including a stupa, rock inscriptions and remains of buildings. […]
Nagollakanda Na Sevana Aranya Senasanaya Archaeological Site (නාගොල්ලකන්ද නා සෙවණ ආරණ්‍ය සේනාසනය පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
Na Sevana Aranya Senasanaya forest monastery lies on a rocky area known as Nagollakanda in Manampitiya in Polonnaruwa District. To access this site, one must travel to Manampitiya from Polonnaruwa on the Batticaloa road. 2.3 km pass the turn off to Dimbulagala, there is a narrow gravel road which leads to the Nagollakanda forest monastery. […]
Welikanda Pansalgala Archaeological Site (වැලිකන්ද පන්සල්ගල පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
Welikanda Pansalgala is a rocky area situated in Polonnaruwa District, deep inside Welikanda region. To access this site, one must travel to Welikanda from Polonnaruwa on the Batticaloa road. From Welikanda, a narrow road spanning 13 kilometers, passing through Maithreegama, leads to the destination inside the jungles of Welikanda. […]
Archaeological Ruins of Welikanda Kavudagala Aranya Senasanaya (වැලිකන්ද කවුඩාගල ආරණ්‍ය පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
Kavudagala rocky area consist of a large ancient stupa, stone pillars of ancient buildings, steps, guardstones, moonstones which adorned the entrances of these ancient buildings, Sri Pathul Gal, a stone Chatra of the stupa, a natural rock pool, caves with dripleges and inscriptions on the donation of these caves to the Sangha. […]
Sungawila Pulayadipattiya Ihala Archaeological Ruins (සුංගාවිල පුලියාඩිපට්ටිය ඉහළ පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
The site with archaeological monuments known as Pulayadipattiya Ihala allotted by Geographical data Nos. mentioned below in wildlife conservation zone of Somawathie in Sungawila Village in the Grama Niladhari Division No. 137 of Sungawila in Lankapura Divisional Secretary’s Division in Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province was declared as an archaeological is monument in 1st January 2023. […]
Sungawila Pulayadipattiya Archaeological Ruins (සුංගාවිල පුලියාඩිපට්ටිය පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
The site with archaeological monuments known as Pulayadipattiya allotted by Geographical data Nos. mentioned below in wildlife conservation zone of Somawathie in Sungawila Village in the Grama Niladhari Division No. 137 of Sungawila in Lankapura Divisional Secretary’s Division in Polonnaruwa District, North Central Province was declared as an archaeological is monument in 1st January 2023. […]
Remains of the Keppetipola Wilson Fort
Robert Brownrigg, the Governor during the Uva Wellassa Rebellion sent Major Douglas Wilson was dispatched with a sizable cavalry force. This fort at Keppetipola was built to accommodate this cavalry force of Major Wilson. […]
Ruins of the Ancient Fort on Hunnasgiriya Kanda Mountain in Medamahanuwara
Medamahanuwara mountain is today known as Hunnasgiriya mountain. On the top of this hill are the remains of an ancient fort or palace. According to legend, this fort was built by King Senarath (1604 – 1635) who ruled Kandyan Kingdom. […]
Miniyampitiya Watta Archaeological Ruins in Kegalle
While building the Central Expressway between Colombo and Kandy, a discovery was made of ruins of two ancient stupas which has never been reported before. The site lies in Rambukkana Miniyampitiya area in Kegalle District. […]
Badulla Wattekele Ambalama
The ancient Wattekele Ambalama is located at Wattekele at Egodawela in Thennayaya village in the Grama Niladhari Division of Wattekele in Soranatota Divisional Secretary’s Division in Badulla District, Uva Province. […]
Theldeniya Karalliyadda Ambalama
The Karalliyadda Ambalama is built on a stone foundation about one and a half feet high. A frame built with four large wooden logs are placed on top of 4 smaller stones on the foundation. These logs are also used as seats. The base is not filled inside so there is room for feet. […]
Matale Godapola Ambalama
Godapola Ambalama stands on a square platform with half walls surrounding the building near a paddy field underneath a patch of large trees. Four octagonal pillars hold the roof of the Ambalama. These pillars are decorated with simple pillar heads (Pekada) with floral designs. […]
Makuletenna Ambalama (මකුලේතැන්න අම්බලම)
The Ambalama at Makulethenna lies just 100 meters away from the Makulethenna Rajamaha Viharaya in Matale. To reach this building from Matale, take the Harrison Jones Road and travel 3.5 km along this narrow road. The ambalama lies near the road surrounded by lush paddy fields. […]
Rathmale Nelumwewa Ambalama (රත්මලේ නෙලුම්වැව අම්බලම)
The Nelumwewa Ambalama, which is now destroyed, is situated along the Ratmale-Dikwella road. It is positioned 900 meters away from the Ratmale junction and approximately 4.5 kilometers from the town of Dikwella. Around 250 years in the past, local villagers collaborated to construct this Ambalama in proximity to a Mara tree. […]
Rajanganaya Kadigala Mahamangala Seya Ruins (රාජාංගණය කාඩිගල මහාමංගල සෑය නටබුන්)
From the base of the Kadigala rock, there are about 400 stone cut steps to the top. At the top is a fairly large ancient stupa half destroyed by treasure hunters. Indications of some other buildings and dagobas at the base and along the way can be identified though they are completely destroyed beyond recognition. […]
Mystic Pansal Gala Statue of Mathugama (මතුගම අද්භූත පන්සල් ගල පිළිමය)
A large reclining Buddha statue was discovered recently in Deegalla in a mystic cave filled with water on the Pansal Gala mountain in Kalutara District. Even today, reaching the cave requires holding onto ropes on steep cliffs. Why anyone would build a temple in a place near impossible to reach is a mystery. […]
Guralawela Ambalama and Uraketa Well (ගුරලවෙල අම්බලම සහ ඌරාකැට ලිඳ)
he Ambalama at Guralawela is situated amidst a scenic paddy field. In close proximity, at a distance of 50 meters, there lies an ancient Uraketa well. These wells are characterized by a sturdy outer casing made from the trunk of a sizable tree such as Kumbuk, Milla, or Jackfruit. This casing serves the purpose of preventing sand from entering the well. […]
Mihintale Wildlife Sanctuary (මිහින්තලේ අභය භූමිය)
The Mihintale Wildlife Sanctuary, which is believed to be the first sanctuary in the world, is today in a rather neglected state. There are no proper borders demarcating the sanctuary and no measures have been taken to protect its biodiversity. However, the Government has now taken steps to restore this sanctuary to its former state, in connection with the 2550th Buddha Jayanthi celebrations. […]
Ruins of Mahakanadarawa Gal Palama : Stone Bridge (මහකනදරා පුරාණ ගල් පාලම නටබුණ්)
The best preserved ancient stone bridge in Sri Lanka is the Mahakanadarawa stone bridge, built over the Kanadarawa River in the ancient road between Anuradhapura and Gokanna (Trincomalee). […]
Mahathalakolawewa Rajamaha Viharaya in Medirigiriya (මැදිරිගිරිය මහතලාකොලවැව රජමහා විහාරය)
Mahathalakolawewa village is an remote village surrounded by jungles in Medirigirya area. According to legend, the Mahathalakolawewa Rajamaha Viharaya in this remote village has been a temporary home to the Right Tooth Relic of Buddha before it was enshrined in the Somawathi Chaithya. […]
Koggala Kathaluwa Purana Viharaya (කොග්ගල කතළුව පුරාණ විහාරය)
Koggala Kathaluwa Purana Viharaya has been built around 1820 and today houses the press used for the first buddhist publication in 1860. In addition the and a 200 year old octagonal image house with paintings with European influence and a unique Nawamuni Seya stupa could be found at this temple. […]
Ambalangoda Sunandarama Maha Viharaya (අම්බලන්ගොඩ සුනන්දාරාම මහා විහාරය)
Sunandarama Maha Viharaya dates back to the 18 th BCE . In 1750 the "Bodhi" was planted according to the belief.In that time this temple was a residence for nuns.But "Sunandarama Maha Vihara" systematically started in 1970. […]
Veherakema Archaeological Site in Panama (පානම වෙහෙරකෙම පුරාවිද්‍යා භූමිය)
Veherakema in Panama lies about 8.5 km from Panama on the route to Okanda. At the base of a rock in Veherakema lies a small Gana Kovil venerated by Hindus. A foot path from this kovil reaches the large rock plateau where ruins of an ancient monastery complex can be seen. […]
Biyagama Kottunna Ambalama
Kottunna Ambalama devoid of artistic value, is made of brick and mortar. The skin is made square and the roof is supported on 4 large pillars. The walls are short. The roof is made in the Kandy era Ambalam style with 8 rafters connected to the wooden slats known as Madol Kurupawa without using cross beams. A simple carved lotus flower can usually be seen in Madol Kurupa. […]

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