List of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Puttalam District
This is a list of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Puttalam District, Sri Lanka.[1]
Monument | Image | Location | Grama Niladhari Division | Divisional Secretary's Division | Registered | Description | Refs |
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Bodhi Rukkarama Vihara | Kottukachchiya First Coloney | Anamaduwa | 23 January 2009 | The Tempita Vihara and dagoba | [2] | ||
Demattapitiya Maha Mankada Ariyakara Vihara | Ariyagama | Chilaw | 23 January 2009 | The dagoba mound, ancient ruins, and the wooden pillar | [3] | ||
Devramvehera Monastery | Palu Uswewa | No. 231 | Kottawehera | 6 February 2009 | The ancient dagoba mound situated in the land called Deweramvehera Senasana belonging to the Savaragala Teak Reserve | [4] | |
Kalpitiya Dutch Church | ![]() | Kalpitiya | Kalpitiya | [5] | |||
Egodagama Nethipokkuna ruins | Egodagama Nethipokkuna | No. 612 -Mohoriya | Mahakumbukkadawala | 23 January 2009 | The dagoba mound | [2] | |
Galandayaya ruins | No. 650-Koyiladigama | Anamaduwa | 6 June 2008 | The seven sites with evidence of ancient buildings in the place called Koyiladigama | [6] | ||
Kalpitiya Fort | ![]() | Kalpitiya | Kalpitiya | [5] | |||
Karuwalagaswewa purana Vihara | No. 658-C-Diwulwewa | Anamaduwa | 6 June 2008 | The steps on rock, two drip ledged caves and Kethukavataya | [7] | ||
Karuwalagaswewa purana Vihara | No. 658-C-Diwulwewa | Anamaduwa | 23 January 2009 | The three drip ledged rock caves, the steps on the natural rock, and the kethukawataya | [2] | ||
Kedetthawa ruins | Gallewa | Anamaduwa | 23 January 2009 | The dagoba mound and flight of steps on natural rock situated in the village | [2] | ||
Kettharama Vihara | No. 652-B-Maha Uswewa | Anamaduwa | 23 January 2009 | The dagoba building | [2] | ||
Kettharama Vihara | No. 652-B-Maha Uswewa | Anamaduwa | 6 June 2008 | The building ruins and stone inscription | [6] | ||
Kiwulagoda ruins | No. 614 -E Kiwulagoda Agricultural Colonization Scheme | Mahakumbukkadawala | 23 January 2009 | The ruins of the dagoba | [2] | ||
Koraya Walawwa (known as “Sigiri” house) | ![]() | Chilaw Town | Chilaw | 9 September 2011 | Former house of Koraya family member | [8] | |
Kuddetiyawa Sri Sunandarama Vihara | No. 499 A Kuddetiyawa | Nattandiya | 24 July 2009 | The Image House, Dharmasala (Preaching Hall) and Pohoyageya | [9] | ||
Kummadiyagala Vihara | Diwulwewa | Anamaduwa | 23 January 2009 | The ancient dagoba mounds, and building ruins | [2] | ||
Labugala Sankadayagama ruins | Diwulwewa | Anamaduwa | 23 January 2009 | The rock with evidence of antiques with chisel holing therein and buildings with rock drains | [2] | ||
Labugala Vihara | Diwulwewa | Anamaduwa | 23 January 2009 | The dagoba ruins, five drip ledged rock caves, the steps on the natural rock and evidence of rock inscriptions | [2] | ||
Lihiniyagiri Vihara | Galkuliya | Mahakumbukkadawala | 23 January 2009 | The dagoba belonging to the Lihiniyagiri Vihare premises and the antiques, stone pillars comprising evidence of buildings | [2] | ||
Maligawatta pond | Kanatthawa | Chilaw | 23 January 2009 | [3] | |||
Malwila Archaeology Reserve | Vanathavilluwa | [10] | |||||
Mangana Raja Maha Vihara | Mukunuwatawana | Chilaw | 23 January 2009 | The ancient building foundation, ruins, and the mound containing ancient rock pillars | [3] | ||
Manikkanda Raja Maha Vihara | Uriyawa | Uriyawa | Anamaduwa | 6 June 2008 | Dageba mound, and inscription | [11] | |
Manikkanda Raja Maha Vihara | Uriyawa | Uriyawa | Anamaduwa | 23 January 2009 | The dagoba building ruins and rock inscription | [2] | |
Mulgirigala Raja Maha Vihara | ![]() | Nawagattegama | Caves with drip ledges and other ruins | [12] | |||
Munneswaram temple | ![]() | No. 568 - Munneswaram | Chilaw | 23 January 2009 | The sanctum sanctorum of the temple, internal pathway, the hall with the Sivan Temple building, the Gopura and the pathway wall around the temple, the ancient well, archaeologically important buildings and ancient pond within the precincts of the Munneswaram Sivan Temple | [3] | |
Nagarama Purana Vihara | 524 Mahawewa | Mahawewa | 6 June 2008 | Tampita vihara | [13] | ||
Nochchiwatawana ruins | No. 569/D, Manuwangama-East | Chilaw | 9 September 2011 | Archaeological reserve with Terra-Cotta Pottaries and Chaithya mound in the Daduru Oya Valley in Nochchiwatwana Village | [8] | ||
Old buildings in the town | Chilaw | 23 January 2009 | The Headquarters of the Police investigation Unit, Queen’s House of Chilaw, the prison Building of the Dutch and the Surveyor’s Camp | [3] | |||
Othappugala Purana Vihara | Kunthanigama | No. 653-C-Periyakulam | Anamaduwa | 6 June 2008 | The drip ledged cave | [6] | |
Othappugala Purana Vihara | Kunthanigama | No. 653-C-Periyakulam | Anamaduwa | 23 January 2009 | Pre-historic rock cave and drip ledged rock cave inscriptions | [2] | |
Padigalayaya ruins | No. 651-A-Merungoda | Anamaduwa | 6 June 2008 | The fight of steps on rock in the place called No. 8 Gammana Padigalayaya | [7] | ||
Paramakanda Raja Maha Vihara | ![]() | Paramakanda | Anamaduwa | 1 November 1996 | Image house with old paintings | [14] | |
Paramakanda Raja Maha Vihara | ![]() | Paramakanda | Anamaduwa | 23 January 2009 | The ancient dagoba and two drip ledged caves, rock inscription, residence of the Buddha Bhikkus and three drip ledged caves | [2] | |
Peththigama Purana Vihara | No. 658 A - Walpaluwa | Mahakumbukkadawala | 23 January 2009 | The ancient dagoba and the seven places containing ruins | [2] | ||
Pichchandiyawa | Nawagattegama | Caves with drip ledges and other ruins | [15] | ||||
Sri Sitthi Vinayagar Kovil | Puttalam | The pillayar statue | [16] | ||||
Sri Sudarsanarama vihara | No. 653-B-Karambewa | Anamaduwa | 6 June 2008 | The Tampitta Buddha shrine | [6] | ||
Sri Sudarsanarama vihara | No. 653-B-Karambewa | Anamaduwa | 23 January 2009 | The Tempita vihare and ancient dagoba | [2] | ||
St. Carmel Church | Chilaw | 23 January 2009 | [3] | ||||
St. James Church | Chilaw | 23 January 2009 | [3] | ||||
St. Mary’s Church | Puttalam | [17] | |||||
Sumangala Vihara | Dematapitiya | Arachchikattuwa | 23 January 2009 | The ancient stone pillars, circular building and the ancient brick foundation | [3] | ||
Thaniwelle Devalaya | Mahabaddegama | Madampe | 22 November 2002 | Bodhi tree and its surrounding premises | [18] | ||
Thinapitiya Tampita Vihara | Mahabaddegama | Madampe | [19] | ||||
Thonigala Rock Inscription, Anamaduwa | ![]() | Thonigala | Anamaduwa | 23 January 2009 | The Thonigala rock inscriptions | [2] | |
Thuparama ruins | No. 661-Muthalaikkuli | Anamaduwa | 6 June 2008 | The dagoba ruins, stone inscriptions and evidence of buildings with stone pillars | [7] | ||
Tissawa Nochchi Watawala ruins | Chilaw | 23 January 2009 | The seven rock pillars in the Registrar watte situated in the village of Tissawa Nochchi Watawala | [3] | |||
Veherabendi Kele Vihara | Mokkandaluwa | Arachchikattuwa | 23 January 2009 | The ancient Dagoba mound | [3] |
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2016) |
Notes
- ^ "Protercted Monument List 2012-12-12" (PDF). Department of Archaeology. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Gazette 1586 & 23 January 2011, p. 107.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Gazette 1586 & 23 January 2011, p. 106.
- ^ Gazette 1588 & 6 February 2009, p. 182.
- ^ a b The Hansard report
- ^ a b c d Gazette 1553 & 6 June 2008, p. 532.
- ^ a b c Gazette 1553 & 6 June 2008, p. 533.
- ^ a b Gazette 1586 & 23 January 2011, p. 683.
- ^ Gazette 1612 & 24 July 2009, p. 1025.
- ^ "Malwila Archaeology Reserve". Department of Archaeology. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ Gazette 1486 & 23 February 2007, p. 8.
- ^ "Mulgirigama Raja Maha Vihara – Mullegama". Archaeological Department. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ Gazette 1486 & 23 February 2007.
- ^ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 948. 1 November 1996.
- ^ "Pichchandiyawa". Archaeological Department. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Sri Sitthi Vinayagar Kovil". Archaeological Department. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "St. Mary's Church, Sena Kuddirippuwa". Archaeological Department. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1264. 22 November 2002.
- ^ "Tinapitiya Tampita Vihara (Temple on Pillars)". Department of Archaeology. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
References
- "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1486. 23 February 2007.
- "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1553. 6 June 2008.
- "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1586. 23 January 2009.
- "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1588. 6 February 2009.
- "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1612. 24 July 2009.
- "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1723. 9 September 2011.
External links
- Department of Archaeology - Sri Lanka
- Ministry of Culture and the Arts
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Department of Archaeology: archaeology.gov.lk