A place of rare serenity, which could inspire Sandesha Kavya writers, Salgala monastery, is easily accessible from Warakapola. Seven miles on the Anguruwakanda road and another 2 1/2 miles from Galapitamada bring one to its entrance.
An Archaeology Department Board points to the turn off to the Muwapitiya Tampita Vihara, a short distance before reaching the Rambukkana town along the Kegalle road.
The Kirthi Sri Rajasinghe Rajamaha Viharaya is a foremost Buddhist Vihara in Rambukkana. The Maha Pirivena at the Vihara provides education to monks and lay students. The Vihara is closely connected to the Buddhist renaissance of the Kandy period.
About four miles to the north of Rambukkana, in the heart of a village on the plain beside a plantation of jak, is a curious structure of stone, like the table of some giant of the good old days. It is called by local folk, Maliyadeva Guharamaya or Gal Messa, the dwelling of the last great Initiate of Buddhism in our island.
According to the folklore Deliwala Kota Vehera was built by a regional king called Keerthi Tissa in the 3rd century BCE. On a request by him, King Devanmpiyatissa (250-210 BC) invited Mihindu Maha Thero and he came to this temple with the relics which were ceremoniously enshrined.
Dedigama Kota Vehera has not being subject to any major renovation but during excavations it has been found that the stupa is built on top of another smaller stupa. The smaller stupa was found closer to the pesa walalu on the eastern side.
With regard to the Ruwanwella Fort, it is said that the Portuguese, in the 1590s, had a fortified base camp here and the Dutch, in 1665, built a wooden fort here but abandoned it a few years later.
The origin of the Sri Danthapaya Rajamaha Viharaya at Ambulugala can be traced back to king Parakramabahu VI (1411-1463) who is considered the last king to bring the country under one rule.
According to the oral-tradition, one such place, was ‘Aliwatte’ in Yatiyantota with a spacious cave in a massive rock, covering several perches of land, where King Walagamba had found secret accommodation once, during his exile.
