List of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Nuwara Eliya District explained

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

Monument Image Location Grama
Niladhari
Division
Registered Description Refs
Aluth Nuwara Devalaya, LiyanwelaGalapitayaya No. 505 E MadumanaWalapane
Ambagamuwa Stone InscriptionDagampitiya
Anilana Craigbank HotelNo. 48 Waterfield Drive, Nuwara Eliya Colonial cottage known as Craigbank, bearing Assessment No. 10
Aranthana Raja Maha viharaNo. 494-D DeliwelaThe Buddha shrine
Babarakele Sri Maha ViharaA5 Peradeniya-Badulla-Chenkalady (PBC) Highway, Nuwara Eliya Buddhist temple, bearing Assessment No 351/1
Bakers Ward Hospital Road, Nuwara Eliya No. 535-G - Hawa Eliya North Baker's Ward at the Nuwara Eliya District Hospital
Seneviratne buildingBadulla Road (cnr Lawson Road), Nuwara EliyaTwo-storey office building bearing Assessment No. 01
British Colonial gravestonesGolf Club Road, Nuwara Eliya No. 535 of the Nuwara Eliya The tomb stones of the English, Thomas William Rogenson, Lieutenant Colonel Monroe, Sir William Rogith, Henripale and wife of Major Bailey buried near the Golf Club House of Nuwara Eliya
Brokenest buildingWaterfield Drive, Nuwara Eliya Municipal CouncilBuilding known as Brokenest, bearing Assessment No. 98
Bronant BuildingSt Andrew's Drive, Nuwara Eliya Municipal CouncilBuilding known as Bronant, bearing Assessment No. 128
Burnesike buildingWaterfield Drive, Nuwara EliyaBuilding known as Burnesike, bearing Assessment No. 56
Ceybank Rest (formerly Heritage Hotel)No. 119 Badulla Road, Nuwara EliyaTwo storey Victorian building known as Ceybank, bearing Assessment No. 114
Cheltenham CottageHaddon Hill Road, Nuwara EliyaBuilding known as Cheltenam, bearing Assessment No. 16
Clifton Inn buildingNo. 154 Badulla Road, Nuwara EliyaBuilding knows as Clifton Inn, bearing Assessment No. 162
Collingwood HotelNo. 128 Badulla Road, Nuwara Eliya Two storey colonial building known as Collingwood bearing Assessment No. 126
Dan Bungalow (Oakley Cottage)No. 34 Upper Lake Road, Nuwara Eliya No. 535-D
Dehadu KadullaMawela-WestStone entrance with carved steps
Devoldevi DevalayaDagampitiya
Divisional Forest and Range Forest Offices Old Uda Pussellawa Road, Nuwara Eliya Nuwara Eliya centralThe building bearing Assessment Numbers 68, 70, in which the Divisional Forest Office and the Range Forest Office are housed
Ferncliff buildingNo. 7-10 Wedderburn Road, Nuwara EliyaBuilding known as Ferncliff, bearing Assessment No. 7/5
Freehill BuildingSt. Andrew's Drive, Nuwara EliyaBuilding known as Freehill, bearing Assessment No. 150
Galpalama Old Railway BridgeGalpalama
Grand HotelNo. 5 Grand Hotel Road, Nuwara Eliya Building known as Grand Hotel, bearing Assessment No. 17
Girilenarama ViharaMorahengama A drip-ledged cave
Hambiliya archaeological siteKohombagana The Gallena (rock cave) with a drip-ledged inscription
HangurankethaVishnu Devalaya, Aluth Nuwara Devalaya, image house, kitchen, rampart and old Waraqa tree [2]
Hatton National Bank buildingNo. 42 Queen Elizabeth Drive (Badulla Drive), Nuwara EliyaHatton National Bank Building bearing Assessment No. 42
Holy Emmanuel Church, HangurankethaHaragama Road, Hanguranketha Kottala
Holy Trinity Church, Nuwara EliyaChurch Road, Nuwara EliyaNo. 535D Building known as Holy Trinity Church bearing Assessment No. 1/6
Holy Trinity Church VicarageChurch Road, Nuwara EliyaBuilding known as Vicarage, bearing Assessment No. 06
Kandurakade Stone InscriptionAt Dehitennahena land
Kataragama Devalaya, MorapeMaswela The Morape Sri Kataragam Devale Premises, buildings and other Archaeological remains situated within the limits
Kotagepitiya AmbalamaKotagepitiya The Kotagepitiya doss house
Lakshmi Mahal buildingBadulla Road, Nuwara EliyaBuilding known as Lakshimi Mahal, bearing Assessment No. 108
Lalitha buildingWedderburn Road, Nuwara EliyalBuilding known as Lalitha, bearing Assessment No. 09
Lalith Kotelawala's residenceWedderburn Road, Nuwara EliyaBuilding belonging to Lalith Kotelawala, bearing Assessment No. 15
Land use office buildingQueen Elizabeth Drive (Badulla Road) Nuwara EliyaLand use office building bearing Assessment No. 104
Lihiniyagala ViharaVihara and cave
Loolecondera Tea EstateLoolkandura Mawela-WestThe well, stone seat, and tea kiln used by James Taylor and belonging to the Loolkandura Tea Estate
Lynnthorpe buildingBadulla Road, Nuwara EliyaBuilding known as Lynnthorpe, bearing Assessment No. 1/1
Madanwala Raja Maha ViharaLen Vihara (Cave temple) and Awasa house
National Housing Development Authority comprising officesHospital JunctionNo. 535-F Hawa Eliya West The old buildings of the Explosives Stores of the National Housing Development Authority comprising offices and the Explosives Store at Nuwara-Eliya - Kandapola Road
New Keena HotelBadulla Road, Nuwara EliyaBuilding known as New Keena Hote, bearing Assessment No. 132A
Niyamgamdora Raja Maha Vihara/Pattini Devalaya The Pattini Devalaya, Aluth Nuwara Devalaya and the old Bodhi Prakaraya situated in the Niyamgamdora Pattini Devala premises and Rajamaha Vihara premises
Nuwara Eliya Post OfficeQueen Elizabeth Drive, Nuwara EliyaPost office building bearing Assessment No. 50
Nuwara Eliya railway station (closed)Uda-Pussellawa Road, Nuwara EliyaNo. 535-B Nuwara Eliya Centre The office buildings of the old Nuwara Eliya Railway Station
Union Church, Nuwara EliyaOld Uda-Pussellawa Road, Nuwara Eliya Nuwara EliyaMulti-denominational church, established in 1906 by Rev. Arthur Paynter
Padiyapelella Old BridgePadiyapelellaWalapaneThe Bridge built across Belihul Oya
Palace ruins of inner land and the FenceYatihanguranketha
Pattini Devalaya, AtthanakumburaAtthanakumbura
Hanguranketha
Pattipola rail tunnel No. 477-Pattipola The Pattipola Underground Railway, Track
Pothgul Maliga ViharaUdamaluwa HangurankethaSangawasa (Dwelling House)
HangurankethaPalace buildings
Prime Minister's LodgeNo's 19-23 Grand Hotel Road, Nuwara EliyaBuilding known as “Prime Minister’s Lodge” bearing Assessment No. 44
Princess BungalowsNo. 14 Wedderburn Road, Nuwara EliyaBuilding known as Princes Guest House,” bearing Assessment No. 14
Image house and other ruins
Queen's CottageGrand Hotel Road, Nuwara Eliya Former country residence of Governor of Ceylon building known as Queens Cottage
Ranamune PihillaMawela-WestMawela Ranamune Ambalama and water pipe
Rikillagaskada Ambalama
Selwood CottageSt. Andrew’s Drive, Nuwara Eliya Building known as “Selwood” bearing Assessment No. 160St. Andrew’s Drive
Sisters of the Holy Cross Menzingen conventWedderburn Road, Nuwara EliyaBuilding known as Holy Cross Convent, bearing Assessment Nos. 13, 13/1, 13/2
Abayapura Road, Nuwara EliyaNo. 435-B, Kalukele The Sluice gate of the Gregory Wewa
SOS Children's Village, Nuwara EliyaA5 Peradeniya-Badulla-Chenkalady (PBC) Highway, Nuwara EliyaBuilding known as 'SOS Building' (bearing Assessment No. 340)
Sri Sangaraja Purana viharaDamunumeya No. 494-D DeliwelaDrip ledged rock cave
Senior Police Superintendent's OfficeBadulla Road, Nuwara EliyaSenior Police Superintendent’s Office, bearing Assessment No. 38
St. Margaret's ChurchNo. 475-B, Dimbulla 19th-century stone church
Talawakelle railway stationA7 Avissawella-Nuwara Eliya Highway, TalawakelleThe office buildings and stores
The Infectious Diseases WardNo. 475-B, Dimbulla Hospital building
The official residence of the District JudgeNo. 535-G - Hava Eliya North
The Pattipola Explosives Stores No. 477-Pattipola
Travel Lodge, Nuwara EliyaNo. 130 Badulla Road, Nuwara Eliya Building known as Travel Lodge bearing Assessment No. 140
Trevene Hotel No. 17 Park Road, Nuwara EliyaSingle-storey colonial bungalow known as Trevin bearing Assessment Nos' 31 and 1/31
Unique View buildingNo. 2A/60, Unique View Road, Nuwara EliyaBuilding known as “Unique View” bearing Assessment No. 2
Vatarakgoda Stupa WathumullaStupa[3]
Villafern buildingWedderburn Road, Nuwara EliyalBuilding known as “Villafern” bearing Assessment No. 24
Vilwala Raja Maha ViharaVilwalaImage house, rock inscription
Walapane Madulla Sri Pathini TempleNo. 527-Madulla North
Wataddara Sri Gnanodaya PirivenaWataddaraKothmalePreaching hall (Darmashalawa)
Watermead buildingBadulla Road, Nuwara EliyaTwo-storey colonial building known as Watermead, bearing Assessment No. 68
Wattaranthenne Purana ViharaPadiyapelellaAmpitigodaHangurankethaShrine and Chaitya
Wegama ViharaWegama Image house and stone inscription
Yathuru Gasu Liyadde ViharaMaswelaBuddha shrine, the Dhamma discourse hall and monuments

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Protected Monument List 12 December 2012 (In Sinhala). 12 December 2012. Department of Archaeology. 19 April 2016.
  2. Gazette. 1 November 1996. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 948.
  3. Gazette. 8 September 1967. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 14765.