List of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Ampara District

This is a list of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Ampara District, Sri Lanka.^[1]

Divisional Secretariat	Grama Niladhari division	Location	Monument	Description	Gazette number	Date	Image
Lahugala		Lahugala	Magul Maha Viharaya		10657	1954.03.26
Addalachchenai		Dighavapi	Dighavapi[2]	Stupa	9692	1947.04.18
				Ancient caves with drip ledges and inscriptions, brick rampart, stone steps, stone pillars, carved holes on rock, workshops using stone posts and complete land with other ruins	2106	1999.12.31
Addalachchenai		Dighavapi	Veheragala rock	Stone inscription and other ruins	2106	1999.12.31
Addalachchenai		Oluvil	Pallekadu jungle ruins	Ruins of ancient dagoba, ancient stone wall and ruins of ancient buildings at Pallekadu jungle	2106	1999.12.31
Addalachchenai		Mollikulam	Muhandiram rock ruins	Ancient caves with drip ledge	2106	1999.12.31
Addalachchenai		Mollikulam	Veddagala rock ruins	Ancient caves with drip ledge and ruins of ancient buildings	2106	1999.12.31
Addalachchenai		Karandikulam	Karandikulam ruins	All rocks, carved stairway, ancient stone corry and ruins of buildings	2106	1999.12.31
Addalachchenai		Karandikulam	Orukulam ruins	Carved stairway of two rocks and carved elephant figures at Orukulam paddy field	2106	1999.12.31
Addalachchenai		Neinakadu	Veeraadi Amuna	Ancient Bund called Veeraadi Amuna crossed the Gal Oya	2106	1999.12.31
Dehiattakandiya	Hennanigala		Hennanigala Raja Maha Vihara	Bodhi-Ghara, image house, pond, rampart, Stupa and ancient cave	1486	2007.02.23
Maha Oya		Veheragala	Veheragala, Maha Oya	Ancient caves with drip ledge, rock inscription, ancient stupa ruins	1505	2007.07.06
Maha Oya	Pollebedda	Kurunduvinna	Kurunduvinna ruins	Carved stairway on the rock	1586	2009.01.23
Maha Oya	Pollebedda		Devala ela kandiya ruins		1586	2009.01.23
Maha Oya	Pollebedda		Ancient stone canal system		1586	2009.01.23
Maha Oya	Pollebedda		Rambakan Oya Dam ruins	Ancient dam and sluice gate	1586	2009.01.23
Maha Oya	136 A 1 Borapola		Gorikana stone corry		1586	2009.01.23
Maha Oya	136 A 1 Borapola		Heetavanniya rock	Ancient caves with drip ledge and inscriptions	1586	2009.01.23
Eragama	Kotigala		Kotigala ruins	Cave with drip ledge and brahmi inscriptions	1612	2009.07.24
Ampara			Konduwattuwana Wewa ruins
Ampara			Buddhangala Forest Hermitage[3]	Ancient ruins
Uhana		Rajagalatenna	Rajagalatenna[4]	Ancient ruins
Uhana		Piyangala	Piyangala Forest Hermitage	Ancient caves with drip ledge and brahmi inscriptions
Uhana		Piyangala	Piyangala frescoes cave	Ancient cave with veddhas' paintings
		Kotmale oya	Gonagolla Vihara[5]	Ancient frescoes and other riuns
		Kohombana	Samangala Forest Hermitage[6]	Ancient caves with drip ledge and brahmi inscriptions
Pothuvil		Pothuvil	Muhudu Maha Viharaya[7]
Padiyathalawa			Padiyadora Vihara	Ancient stupa and other ruins
		Panama	Kudumbigala[8]	Ancient ruins
		Polwatta, Ampara	Ovagiriya	Old stupa and ruined buildings

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References

1. "Protercted Monument List 2012-12-12" (PDF). Department of Archaeology. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
2. Deegawapi Chaithiya i and its vicinity declared a sacred premise
3. "Buddangala". Department of Archaeology. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
4. "Rajagala". Department of Archaeology. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
5. "Gonagolla". Department of Archaeology. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
6. "Samangala". Department of Archaeology. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
7. "Muhudu Maha Viharaya". Department of Archaeology. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
8. "Kudumbigala". Department of Archaeology. Retrieved 1 March 2016.

External links

• Department of Archaeology - Sri Lanka
• Ministry of Culture and the Arts