Formerly known as Pitakande Military Cemetery, the Kandy war cemetery maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission is considered one of the most beautifully landscaped and maintained war cemeteries in the world.
As with many cave temples in this area, Nilgiri Rajamaha Viharaya has been renovated during the Kandyan era thus temple shows architectural characteristics of Kandyan Era.
Maraluwawa Rajamaha Viharaya is an ancient temple complex lying on the top of Andagala Rock close to the Kurunegala town going as far as King Dutugemunu (161-131 BC). Like a eel this rock stretches for over 15 kilometers in length
Veheragala Viharaya at Rambe is an ancient cave temple complex site on which a new temple has been built upon. Built surrounding a massive rock, its natural caves which had been used in the ancient times had been used to build the new buildings.
Veheragala Viharaya at Rambe is an ancient cave temple complex site on which a new temple has been built upon. Built surrounding a massive rock, its natural caves which had been used in the ancient times had been used to build the new buildings.
Kumbukwewa Rangiri Lena Viharaya is a Cave temple hidden in the Arankele area in the Kurunegala District. The main image house of this temple is built underneath an large cave with a drip ledge underneath an massive rock. Another image house and bikku kuti too can be seen built around more ancient drip-ledge caves.
The Dimbulagala Rock is known for the Dimbulagala Rajamaha Viharaya by the public. But the Dimbulagala rock is scattered with ancient ruins not known by many. Kosgaha Ulpotha is such site hidden inside thick forest on the eastern slopes of the Dimbulagala Rock.
Katuwannawa Asanagharaya is one of the few surviving Asanaghara in Sri Lanka. The building which protected the Asana had been protected by 20 granite pillars.
Lying amidst rows of coconut groves close to the Nugawela junction on the Chilaw Wariyapola Road lies Kadawalagedara Sri Sugatharamaya Rajamaha Viharaya
Thimbiriwewa Ruins lies close the reservoir known as the Polaththe Wewa in the small town of Town of Thimbiriwewa (Timbiriwewa).
Lying amidst rows of coconut groves close to the Nugawela junction on the Chilaw Wariyapola Road lies Dorabawila Sri Sugatharamaya Rajamaha Viharaya
The streams from Ginnerriya, Endagalla and Udapola meet at Wadakada village, creating this 6m Wadakada Ella fall. The flow is perennial and during the rainy season, the water level reaches the road.
Rawa Ela Maligathenna Archaeological Ruins belongs to an ancient forest monastery and the 50×25 feet meditation path at this site is considered the largest of such kind in Asia.
Sri Mahendrarama Rajamaha Viharaya is considered the first ever education institute built in ancient Sri Lanka around 6th century BC which was called Mandapola.
The tomb of King Vijaya (543-505 BC), the first in line of a royal dynasty which lasted over 2300 years lies at Nikasala Nuwara at the top of Meda Kanda hill near Kande Medagama Rajamaha Viharaya.
Kolambagama Miyugunarama Rajamaha Viharaya is believed to be built by King Devanampiyatissa (307-267 BCE) and today consist of a ancient ‘Garunda Pashana Pilimaya’ which has been common before the Buddha Statues were built and a Tampita Viharaya built during Kandyan Era.
Wedisagiri Aranyaya, Sanghappalaya, in Wannikudawewa is an ancient aramic complex lying in the Galgamuwa area. It is believed that Queen Kavisala Pali, the mother of Quveni lived here and was home to an army general called Giribaara at a later date.
The Siyambalangamuwa Tank is one of the many tanks built by the ancient Sri Lanka’s King Mahasen (276-303) who ruled during the Anuradhapura Kingdom. The tank is located west of Kala Wewa which is another wonder of King Mahasen.
Kurunegala, the capital of the North Western province, was once the royal capital of Sri Lanka and this busy town is is full of legend, romance and history of the ancient past.
Pallemalala site, which may roughly be dated to about 4000 B.C. has furnished archaeologists with sufficient material to undertake a somewhat detailed study of this type of man and his culture.
