List of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Puttalam District

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

Divisional Secretariat	Grama Niladhari division	Location	Monument	Description	Gazette number	Date	Image
Anamaduwa		Paramakanda	Paramakanda Raja Maha Vihara	Image house with old paintings	948	1996.11.01
				Ancient Stupa, Caves with drip ledges, Stone inscriptions	1586	2009.01.23
Anamaduwa	Uriyawa	Uriyawa	Manikkanda Raja Maha Vihara	Ancient Stupa and the Inscription	1486	2007.02.23
				Ancient Stupa and other ruined buildings	1586	2009.01.23
Anamaduwa	650 Koiladigama	Koiladigama	Gal adayaya ruins	Seven locations with ancient buildings	1553	2008.06.06
Anamaduwa	652 B Mahauswewa	Mahauswewa	Kettharama Vihara, Mahauswewa	Pillar inscriptions and ruined buildings	1553	2008.06.06
				Ancient Stupa	1586	2009.01.23
Anamaduwa	653 C Mahawewa	Kunthaniyagama	Otthappugala Vihara	Caves with drip ledges	1553	2008.06.06
				Pre historic cave and other cave with drip ledges	1586	2009.01.23
Anamaduwa	653 B Karambewa		Karmbewa Sri Sudarshanarama Vihara	Tampita image house	1553	2008.06.06
				Tampita Vihara and ancient Stupa	1553	2009.01.23
Anamaduwa	651 A Merungoda	No 8 village	Padiyagala ruins	Carved steps on the rock	1553	2008.06.06
Anamaduwa	661 Mudalakkuliya		Thuparama, Anamaduwa	Ancient Stupa, Pillar inscription, ruined buildings with pillars	1553	2008.06.06
Anamaduwa	658 C Divulwewa		Karuwalagaswewa Vihara	Carved steps, Two caves with drip ledges	1553	2008.06.06
				Carved steps, Three caves with drip ledges and Ketukavata	1586	2009.01.23
Anamaduwa	Divulwewa		Labugala Vihara, Anamaduwa	Ancient Stupa, Five caves with drip ledges, Carved steps, Inscription and ruined buildings	1586	2009.01.23
Anamaduwa	Divulwewa		Labugala Sankadayagama ruins	Pre historic evidences, the rock surface with holes and buildings with channels	1586	2009.01.23
Anamaduwa	Divulwewa		Kummadiyagala Vihara	Ancient Stupa	1586	2009.01.23
Anamaduwa	Gallewa	Kedetthawa	Kedetthawa ruins	Ancient Stupa and carved steps	1586	2009.01.23
Anamaduwa	Thonigala		Thonigala Rock Inscription, Anamaduwa		1586	2009.01.23
Anamaduwa	Kottukachchiya colony 1		Bodhirukkharama Vihara, Anamaduwa	Tampita vihara and Stupa	1586	2009.01.23
Kalpitiya		Kalpitiya	Kalpitiya Fort		Hansard report
Kalpitiya		Kalpitiya	Kalpitiya Dutch Church		Hansard report
Mahawewa	524 Mahawewa	Mahawewa	Nagarama Purana Vihara, Mahawewa	Tampita vihara	1486	2007.02.23
Madampe		Mahabaddegama	Thaniwelle Devalaya	Bodhi and it's surrounding premises	1264	2002.11.22
Madampe			Thinapitiya Tampita Vihara[2]
Arachchikattuwa		Mokkandaluwa	Veherabendi Kele Vihara	Ancient stupa	1586	2009.01.23
Arachchikattuwa	Dematapitiya		Arachchikattuwa Sumangala Viahara	Ancient stone pillars, Circular shaped building and brick foundation	1586	2009.01.23
Chilaw	Ariyagama		Ariyakara Vihara	Ancient Stupa, Old building	1586	2009.01.23
Chilaw		Tissawa, Nochchiwatawala	Registrar land	Seven stone pillars	1586	2009.01.23
Chilaw	Mukunuwatawana		Mangana Raja Maha Vihara	Old building foundation, Building with stone pillars	1586	2009.01.23
Chilaw			Maligawatta Pond, Chilaw		1586	2009.01.23
Chilaw	Chilaw		Old building	At chilaw Police Station	1586	2009.01.23
Chilaw	Chilaw		Cathedral Our Lady of Mount Carmel		1586	2009.01.23
Chilaw	Chilaw		Queens's Palace, Chilaw		1586	2009.01.23
Chilaw	Chilaw		Dutch prison building		1586	2009.01.23
Chilaw	Chilaw		St. Jame's Church, Chilaw		1586	2009.01.23
Chilaw	Chilaw		Survey point		1586	2009.01.23
Chilaw		Chilaw Town	House of Corea (Seegiri house)		1723	2011.09.09
Chilaw	569 D Eastern Manuwangama	Nochchiwatawana	Deduru Oya valley ruins	Ancient Stupa, Archaeological site with terracotta pots	1723	2011.09.09
Chilaw	568 Munneswaram (village)	Munneswaram (village)	Munneswaram temple	Rampart, Old water well, Pond and other buildings	1586	2009.01.23
Vanathavilluwa			Malwila Archaeology Reserve[3]
Mahakumbukkadawala	614 E Kiwulagoda Farmer colony		Ancient Stupa		1586	2009.01.23
Mahakumbukkadawala	Galkuliya		Lihiniyagiri Vihara	Ancient Stupa, Building remnants with stone pillars	1586	2009.01.23
Mahakumbukkadawala	658 A Valpaluwa		Peththigama Purana Vihara	Ancient Stupa and seven places with ruined building	1586	2009.01.23
Mahakumbukkadawala	612 Mohoriya	Wgodagama	Neththi Pokuna	Ancient Stupa	1586	2009.01.23
	231 Palu Uswewa	Sawaragela	Devram Vehera Monastery	Ancient Stupa	1588	2009.02.06
Nattandiya	499 A Kudderiyawa	Kudderiyawa	Sri Sunandarama Vihara, Nattandiya	Image house, Dharma Hall and Poya house	1612	2009.07.24
Puttalam			Sri Sitthi Vinayagar Kovil[4]	pillayar statue
Puttalam			St. Mary’s Church, Sena Kuddirippuwa[5]
Nawagattegama			Pichchandiyawa [6]	Caves with drip ledges and other ruins
Nawagattegama			Mulgirigama Raja Maha Vihara, Mullegama [7]

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References

1. "Protercted Monument List 2012-12-12" (PDF). Department of Archaeology. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
2. "Tinapitiya Tampita Vihara (Temple on Pillars)". Department of Archaeology. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
3. "Malwila Archaeology Reserve". Department of Archaeology. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
4. "Sri Sitthi Vinayagar Kovil". Archaeological Department. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
5. "St. Mary’s Church, Sena Kuddirippuwa". Archaeological Department. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
6. "Pichchandiyawa". Archaeological Department. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
7. "Mulgirigama Raja Maha Vihara – Mullegama". Archaeological Department. Retrieved 12 March 2016.

External links

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