This is a list of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Puttalam District, Sri Lanka.[1]
Monument | Image | Location | Grama Niladhari Division | Registered | Description | Refs | |
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Bodhi Rukkarama Vihara | Kottukachchiya First Coloney | Anamaduwa | The Tempita Vihara and dagoba | ||||
Demattapitiya Maha Mankada Ariyakara Vihara | Ariyagama | Chilaw | The dagoba mound, ancient ruins, and the wooden pillar | ||||
Devramvehera Monastery | Palu Uswewa | No. 231 | Kottawehera | The ancient dagoba mound situated in the land called Deweramvehera Senasana belonging to the Savaragala Teak Reserve | |||
Kalpitiya Dutch Church | Kalpitiya | ||||||
Egodagama Nethipokkuna ruins | Egodagama Nethipokkuna | No. 612 -Mohoriya | Mahakumbukkadawala | The dagoba mound | |||
Galandayaya ruins | No. 650-Koyiladigama | Anamaduwa | The seven sites with evidence of ancient buildings in the place called Koyiladigama | ||||
Kalpitiya Fort | Kalpitiya | [2] | |||||
Karuwalagaswewa purana Vihara | No. 658-C-Diwulwewa | Anamaduwa | The steps on rock, two drip ledged caves and Kethukavataya | ||||
Karuwalagaswewa purana Vihara | No. 658-C-Diwulwewa | Anamaduwa | The three drip ledged rock caves, the steps on the natural rock, and the kethukawataya | ||||
Kedetthawa ruins | Gallewa | Anamaduwa | The dagoba mound and flight of steps on natural rock situated in the village | ||||
Kettharama Vihara | No. 652-B-Maha Uswewa | Anamaduwa | The dagoba building | ||||
Kettharama Vihara | No. 652-B-Maha Uswewa | Anamaduwa | The building ruins and stone inscription | ||||
Kiwulagoda ruins | No. 614 -E Kiwulagoda Agricultural Colonization Scheme | Mahakumbukkadawala | The ruins of the dagoba | ||||
Koraya Walawwa (known as “Sigiri” house) | Chilaw Town | Chilaw | Former house of Koraya family member | ||||
Kuddetiyawa Sri Sunandarama Vihara | No. 499 A Kuddetiyawa | Nattandiya | The Image House, Dharmasala (Preaching Hall) and Pohoyageya | ||||
Kummadiyagala Vihara | Diwulwewa | Anamaduwa | The ancient dagoba mounds, and building ruins | ||||
Labugala Sankadayagama ruins | Diwulwewa | Anamaduwa | The rock with evidence of antiques with chisel holing therein and buildings with rock drains | ||||
Labugala Vihara | Diwulwewa | Anamaduwa | The dagoba ruins, five drip ledged rock caves, the steps on the natural rock and evidence of rock inscriptions | ||||
Lihiniyagiri Vihara | Galkuliya | Mahakumbukkadawala | The dagoba belonging to the Lihiniyagiri Vihare premises and the antiques, stone pillars comprising evidence of buildings | ||||
Maligawatta pond | Kanatthawa | Chilaw | |||||
Malwila Archaeology Reserve | Vanathavilluwa | [3] | |||||
Mangana Raja Maha Vihara | Mukunuwatawana | Chilaw | The ancient building foundation, ruins, and the mound containing ancient rock pillars | ||||
Manikkanda Raja Maha Vihara | Uriyawa | Uriyawa | Anamaduwa | Dageba mound, and inscription | |||
Manikkanda Raja Maha Vihara | Uriyawa | Uriyawa | Anamaduwa | The dagoba building ruins and rock inscription | |||
Mulgirigala Raja Maha Vihara | Nawagattegama | Caves with drip ledges and other ruins | [4] | ||||
No. 568 - Munneswaram | Chilaw | 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 | |||||
Nagarama Purana Vihara | 524 Mahawewa | Mahawewa | Tampita vihara | ||||
Nochchiwatawana ruins | No. 569/D, Manuwangama-East | Chilaw | Archaeological reserve with Terra-Cotta Pottaries and Chaithya mound in the Daduru Oya Valley in Nochchiwatwana Village | ||||
Old buildings in the town | Chilaw | The Headquarters of the Police investigation Unit, Queen’s House of Chilaw, the prison Building of the Dutch and the Surveyor’s Camp | |||||
Othappugala Purana Vihara | Kunthanigama | No. 653-C-Periyakulam | Anamaduwa | The drip ledged cave | |||
Othappugala Purana Vihara | Kunthanigama | No. 653-C-Periyakulam | Anamaduwa | Pre-historic rock cave and drip ledged rock cave inscriptions | |||
Padigalayaya ruins | No. 651-A-Merungoda | Anamaduwa | The fight of steps on rock in the place called No. 8 Gammana Padigalayaya | ||||
Paramakanda Raja Maha Vihara | Paramakanda | Anamaduwa | Image house with old paintings | [5] | |||
Paramakanda Raja Maha Vihara | Paramakanda | Anamaduwa | The ancient dagoba and two drip ledged caves, rock inscription, residence of the Buddha Bhikkus and three drip ledged caves | ||||
Peththigama Purana Vihara | No. 658 A - Walpaluwa | Mahakumbukkadawala | The ancient dagoba and the seven places containing ruins | ||||
Pichchandiyawa | Nawagattegama | Caves with drip ledges and other ruins | [6] | ||||
Sri Sitthi Vinayagar Kovil | Puttalam | The pillayar statue | [7] | ||||
Sri Sudarsanarama vihara | No. 653-B-Karambewa | Anamaduwa | The Tampitta Buddha shrine | ||||
Sri Sudarsanarama vihara | No. 653-B-Karambewa | Anamaduwa | The Tempita vihare and ancient dagoba | ||||
St. Carmel Church | Chilaw | ||||||
St. James Church | Chilaw | ||||||
St. Mary’s Church | Puttalam | [8] | |||||
Sumangala Vihara | Dematapitiya | Arachchikattuwa | The ancient stone pillars, circular building and the ancient brick foundation | ||||
Mahabaddegama | Madampe | Bodhi tree and its surrounding premises | [9] | ||||
Mahabaddegama | Madampe | [10] | |||||
Thonigala Rock Inscription, Anamaduwa | Anamaduwa | The Thonigala rock inscriptions | |||||
Thuparama ruins | No. 661-Muthalaikkuli | Anamaduwa | The dagoba ruins, stone inscriptions and evidence of buildings with stone pillars | ||||
Tissawa Nochchi Watawala ruins | Chilaw | The seven rock pillars in the Registrar watte situated in the village of Tissawa Nochchi Watawala | |||||
Veherabendi Kele Vihara | Mokkandaluwa | Arachchikattuwa | The ancient Dagoba mound | ||||