Mannar District

Ruins of several ancient buildings belonging to the Anuradhapura kingdom are found at this site. The ruins include a stupa mound with a diameter of 16 meters and a height of 4 meters. As with all the stupas found in this area, a large pit has been dug at least in 2 instances at the top of the stupa mound in search of treasures within.

There are parts of 8 stone pillars on the site and the longest capsized pillar is 230 x 27 x 25 cm in length, width and height. The size of a brick is 22 x 19 x 6 cm in length, width and height. A part of a stone pillar is used as a step of the well in this site.

There is a solitary stupa in the middle of the forest. There is a hole dug by treasure hunters in the centre of the stupa. The diameter of the stupe is 12-15m and the height is about 1.5m. The hole dug in the middle is 4.5m in diameter and about 1m in depth. There are bricks of few sizes and there are bricks with mouldings on the stupa itself.

Ruins of a ancient building and a stupa mound belonging to the Anuradhapura kingdom is found at this site. The building has been built on pillar base stones. These pillar bases are 55×35 cm in size. The hole at the center where the stone pillars stood is 10×10 cm in size and 8 cm deep.

This is a large flower altar built in the form of a stone slab believed to belong to the Anuradhapura era. The slab is 270 cm long 98 cm wide and 22 cm thick. The stone slab has mouldings on all four sides. As per the residents of the area, this has been brought to this site from somewhere else.

Pokkaravanni Archaeological Site is located in Mullikulam village in Madhu Divisional Secretariat of Mannar District. Located in a forested area, the ruins lie on a rocky plateau. On this plateau, one finds a stupa mound, 2 ponds and ruins of ancient buildings. According to archaeologists, this vast Sangharama complex belongs to the Anuradhapura period.

There is an ancient stupa mound at the site. The stupa has been dated to the Anuradhapura era. It has a diameter of 12 meters and a height of 2.5 meters. Treasure hunters have dug a 2-meter deep hole at the centre of the stupa in search of relics and treasures.

Ruins of an ancient stupa, 1.3 meters high and 30 meters in diameter belonging to the Anuradhapura period are found at this site. It has been dug up by treasure hunters and the diameter of the hole dug at the middle is about 3m and has a depth of 2 m. The dimensions of a brick used to construct the stupa are 28 cm x 16 cm x 5 cm.

There are ruins of a building containing 12 stone pillars. A pillar is 34 cm in length and width and the height is 55 cm. The pillars are roughly hewn and indicate buildings of the Anuradhapura era. The building is 5.40 meters long and 5.80 meters wide. It is difficult to identify the use of the building based on the architectural features. There are a few fragments of bricks seen. There are two stone pillar bases in the surrounding area.

Three ancient Siripatul stones (Footprints of Buddha carved on a stone slab) belonging to the early Anuradhapura era can be seen in thie Palampiddi Muththumari Kovil. These 3 different Siripatul stones measure 75×80 cm, 53×51 cm and 37×43 cm in length and width.

 In this kovil, there are two Siripathul (Footprints of Buddha carved on a stone slab) stones that can be dated to the Anuradhapura period. It is assumed that these Buddhist artefacts may have been brought here from an undiscovered ancient temple in the area. One Siripatul stone measures 65×69 cm. The other should be 52×57 cm in size. One of these Siripatula stones is kept in the sanctum of the temple and the other Siripatula stone is kept in the entrance part of the temple.

There are 4 stone pillar bases at the site. One has been broken and the site has been dug using a backhoe machine. There is a brick mound 13m north of this site and the diameter of the mound is 12m. This mound is believed to be an ancient stupa. No effort has been made to find any other archaeological remains surrounding this site or to protect these ruins.

At this site, there is a building which has been built using 25 standing stone pillars. The height of these pillars is about 45 cm above ground. The uses of the building cannot be identified based on the remaining architectural features. No effort has been made to find any other archaeological remains surrounding this site or to protect these ruins.

The Periyaweli stupa is dilapidated and now looks like a mound of earth. The stupa mound is 12 meters in diameter and 3 meters high. Recently treasure hunters have dug an 8×5 meter hole at the top to a depth of 5 meters of the stupa in search of treasures. No measures to protect this ancient stupa have been taken by any authority so far. Based on the archaeological evidence, the stupa could be dated to the Anuradhapura period.

In Murunkan Hospital lies one of the most important archaeological finds of the whole Mannar district. Here, an old slab inscription is used as a bench for the patients. This slab inscription was discovered at a location about 250 meters away among large stone pillars and ruins of a building.

The remnants of a Buddhist monastery from the Anuradhapura period are strewn across this region, now enveloped by a banana plantation. The agricultural activities on this land have significantly damaged the archaeological features of the site. Within the devastated Buddhist ruins, parts of two stone Buddha statues are still present.

There is an ancient stupa what appears to be a mound of earth on the left-hand side when entering the site. This stupa covers a 30m x 30m area, now dilapidated and overgrown with weeds. There is ruins of a building at a distance of 40m to the west of this mound with 4 stone pillars and 5 pillar bases. There is a high ground 10m to the south of this building. There are pillar remains, bricks, tile remains etc around this site.

There is a small kovil at this site by the road at present. A single stone pillar with a rough finish is situated at the site. The kovil has been built using concrete pillars. The stone pillar is 2.8 meters in height and 35 cm in length and width. It is difficult to determine whether it was originally discovered on the site or brought from somewhere else.