The Anurādhapura-period Kokkaddichcholai ruins in Kiran, Batticaloa are located within a large paddy field near the Perillaveli Reservoir. Heavily destroyed by agricultural expansion, the site’s primary surviving visible remains are two stone pillars showing ancient quarrying marks, measuring 120 cm and 80 cm in length.
The Anurādhapura-period Kilagapallam ruins in Batticaloa lie inside a paddy field. The site features two short, standing granite pillars (42 cm and 10 cm high). A large granite slab and scattered pillar fragments also sit in a nearby forest patch.
The ancient rock quarry in Koraveli, Batticaloa, spans a rock formation showing centuries of stone extraction near the Maduru Oya. The southwestern section displays Anurādhapura-period quarrying, while the northeastern side features drill-holed rock slabs from the Polonnaruwa period. A rock-cut pillar foundation stone sits 250 meters north.
The Devagirimalei Rock (Uuttumalei) ruins in Kiran, Batticaloa sit atop a 400-meter long forested outcrop. The looted site features a square rock socket, a plain moonstone, stone walls, and numerous scattered brick and pillar fragments that have cascaded down the slopes.
The prehistoric Navalampitti ruins in Kiran, Batticaloa are located on a large rock outcrop. The habitation site features rugged natural caves used for shelter and rock pools for water, alongside abundant quartz flake deposits discarded from hunting and digging tool manufacturing.
The Anurādhapura-period Eluppadimunmaari ruins in Kiran, Batticaloa, are scattered across a chena cultivation. The site features four stone pillar fragments, and 200 meters north, another ruined building, including a stone pillar with a carved hole. All the ruins have suffered excavations and wartime destruction.
The ruins at the Kiran Piḷḷaiyār Kovil in Batticaloa sit within a 200-year-old kovil. The site features an ancient stone Piḷḷaiyār statue, broken stone pillars, and clay oil lamps, proving the kovil was built directly over an earlier ancient structure.
The Anurādhapura-period Murukkaṉthivu ruins in Kiran, Batticaloa feature abundant black-and-red pottery and two ancient structures near Sivashakthi School. One building has three 1-meter stone pillars; another features 11 pillars (2 meters high) recently modified into a Hindu worship platform.
The Anurādhapura-period Saraveli ruins in Kiran, Batticaloa are located within a patch of land inside a paddy field. The site preserves the foundations of an ancient building, featuring 13 short stone pillars standing in situ in a rectangular, post-base layout.
The early Anurādhapura-period Periyaveram ruins with evidence of ancient settlements in Kiran, Batticaloa are located on private property and nearby paddy fields past Pulākādu School. The site features displaced stone pillar fragments and red-and-black ware pottery scattered across 50 square meters.
The Anurādhapura-period Pullakkadu School ruins in Kiran, Batticaloa comprise a 100-square-meter complex disrupted by recent constructions. The heavily disturbed site features scattered stone slabs, grinding stones, and stone pillars, some of which have been integrated into the school premises.
The early Anurādhapura-period Periyaveram (Mahā Vēhera) ruins in Kiran, Batticaloa represent a major monastic complex. The looted site features a disturbed stupa mound and three ruined buildings containing buried guardstones, four remaining pillars, and scattered uprooted fragments near ancient foundations.
The Anurādhapura-period Mullipoththanei ruins in Kiran, Batticaloa occupy a 100-square-meter clearing amidst paddy fields. The site features two standing 30-centimeter stone pillars and scattered pottery fragments, though a nearby building complex was reportedly uprooted by locals years ago.
The Anurādhapura-period Mukarahal ruins in Vakaneri, Batticaloa feature a rare, entirely brick-built large stupa mound, severely damaged by a 3-meter-deep treasure-hunting pit. Southeast of the stupa lie ruined buildings with stone pillars, walls, a pond, and scattered pottery fragments.
The Anurādhapura-period Meeyankulam ruins in Kiran, Batticaloa lie forested near the railway. The ancient building complex features 10 standing stone pillars—four displaced by treasure hunters—and scattered roofing tiles and ancient brick fragments across the disturbed site.
The Anurādhapura-period Thanthravali Monastic Complex in Akkuranai (Kiran) sits forested near the Maduru Oya River. The site features a looted 4-meter-tall brick stupa mound, structures with 14 and seven stone pillars, a flower altar, and a stone-walled pond system.
The Anurādhapura-period monastic complex in Muruthtthanai (Kiran) is situated on rocky outcrops within Kollalakarni Forest. The heavily looted site features a ruined Padhanaghara (meditation house) with stone steps, a drip-ledged natural rock cave, an ancient rock quarry, and a picturesque pond.
The Anurādhapura-period Pettilkulam ruins in Kiran, Batticaloa lie within Pettilkulam forest. Damaged by treasure hunting and brick manufacturing, the site features a destroyed stupa, flower altars, and two buildings with 2-meter and small stone pillars, respectively.
The Anurādhapura-period Mailawaddawan ruins in Vakaneri (Kiran) feature a small building complex hidden within the forest west of the Vakaneri Reservoir. The site contains a row of seven standing 50-centimeter stone pillars alongside numerous scattered stone fragments.
Vakaneri Wewa is a 4.21-square-kilometer ancient reservoir in Kiran, Batticaloa, impounded by a 1.4-kilometer earthen embankment. Situated along the A11 road and Maduru Oya, its waters submerge pre-existing Anurādhapura-period settlements and iron ore deposits during high water levels.
