List of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Galle District

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

Monument Image Location Grama
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Alagoda Walawwa Unanvitiya Waduwalivitiya South Agaliya 23 February 2007 Chetiya [2]
Ambarukkharama Maha Vihara No. 20-A - Pathagangoda Balapitiya 6 June 2008 Buddha shrine, Bhikku dwelling and Dagoba with Vatadhageya within the precincts [3]
Ampitiya Devalaya No. 204, Thelikada Baddegama 22 October 2010 Stone pillars belonging to the Angpitiya Devala premises [4]
Atadage Walawwa Kataluwa Kataluwa-East Habaraduwa 6 July 2007 Kathauwa Atadage Walawwa and Boundary Wall [5]
Atapattu Walawwa Galle city Galle 13 December 1998 At Walawwatta land [6]
Cathedral of the Mother of Rosary Kaluwella No. 96C, Kaluwella Galle 15 April 2016 Cathedral the place called Mount Calvary [7]
Deeparama Vihara Godagedara Pathegama Balapitiya 6 June 2008 Bhikku dwelling and the dagoba within the precincts [8]
Devagiri Vihara No. 144 A Koggala Habaraduwa 30 December 2011 Image House with Devalaya [9]
Dope Ganekanda Vihara No. 5 - Dope Bentota 6 June 2008 Buddha shrine [8]
Galapatha Raja Maha Vihara Kagalla Bentota 6 June 2008 Buddha shrine and dagoba within the precincts of the vihara [8]
Galle Fort Galle city Galle 1974 [10][11]
Galle Prison No. 96G, China Fort Galle 22 July 2011 The office complex belonging to the land in which the Galle Prison is situated, and the old tunnel towards. The surrounding wall and the fort rampart [12]
Galwadugoda Purana Vihara Galle city Galle 8 July 2005 The Preching hall, image house and the stupa [13]
Ganegoda Raja Maha Vihara, Elpitiya No. 25 Central Elpitiya Elpitiya 6 July 2007 Image house, bana preaching hall, dagoda, pond and the pillar inscription [5]
Ganegodella Purana Vihara, Kosgoda Nape Bentota 5 April 1974 Image house [14]
Ganegodella Rajamaha Vihara No. 17, Nape Balapitiya 12 June 2015 The area belonging to Ganegodella Rajamaha Vihara, where archaeological remains including shrine, Chaitya, footprint of Buddha, Moonstone statue of Buddha and tombstone are scattered [15]
Ihalagoda Siri Vijeyarama Vihara No. 31, Amugoda Elpitiya 22 October 2010 Image house with paintings [4]
Ihala Walpola Sri Gawthamaramaya Purana Vihara Walpola (GND No. 181) Yakkalamulla 17 May 2013 Image house and chaithya [16]
Jananandanarama Vihara No. 59-B-Hikkaduwa Hikkaduwa 6 June 2008 Buddha shrine within the precincts [8]
Jayasingharama Purana Vihara No. 216, Nagoda Nagoda 22 October 2010 The Dharmasala (Preaching Hall) [4]
Kataluwa Walawwa Kataluwa Habaraduwa 7 December 2001 At Atadagewatta land [17]
Kosgoda Ganegodella Purana Vihara No. 17 - Naape Balapitiya 6 June 2008 Buddha shrine and two Bhikku dwellings within the precincts [3]
Kshetrarama Purana Vihara, Weragoda Weragoda Hikkaduwa 6 June 2008 Buddha shrine within the precincts [8]
Kshetrarama Purana Vihara, Middharamulla Middharamulla No. 18-A-Ahungalla Balapitiya 6 June 2008 Bhikku shrine and Dagoba with the Vatadhageya and the Vishnu temple within the precincts [8]
Kuligoda Vanavasa Purana vihara No. 77-A-Andurangoda Hikkaduwa 6 June 2008 Buddha shrine [8]
Kumarakanda Purana Vihara Kumarakanda Balapitiya 13 December 1974 Image house [18]
Mabotunna Vihara Mabotunna Baddegama 12 March 1954 Image house [19]
Maduwa Sudharamarama Purana Vihara No. 23 - Madhuwa Balapitiya 6 June 2008 Buddha shrine and Dagoba with the Vatadageya within the precincts [3]
Magistrate's Court, Galle Galle fort No. 96D, Galle Fort Galle 22 July 2011 Magistrate's Court and office building in Leyn Baan Street, Galle Fort [12]
Mahagoda Tapodhanarama Vihara No. 91-A-Karandeniya South Karandeniya 6 June 2008 Buddha shrine [8]
Mahakappitha Walawwa Welitara Balapitiya 18 October 1996 [20]
Medakeembiya Sri Kshetrarama Purana Vihara Medakeembiya East Baddegama 24 July 2009 The Chamber House with paintings and sculptures in the Image house [21]
Meepe Ambalama No. 151/A, Meepe Habaraduwa 22 July 2011 The old Ambalama constructed on the Waguressa rock in the Meepe paddy fields [12]
Panangala Gangarama Vihara Panangala Thawalama 22 October 2010 Image house, with paintings and sculptures [4]
Randhombe Sangaraja Vihara Randhombe south Balapitiya 6 June 2008 Buddha shrine, bell tower, Dagoba, and Buddha foot imprint on stone within the precincts [3]
Rathpath Rajamaha Vihara Thelwaththa No. 67, Thelwaththa Hikkaduwa 12 June 2015 Two Shrines, Chaitya, Chapter house, monk residences, preaching hall, retaining wall around Bo tree, Devala buildings, place of ruins with stone pillars, place of ruins with stone pillars by west at the premises of Vihara and premises of Vihara where other archaeological evidences are scattered [15]
Richmond Hill Methodist Church, Galle Richmond Hill Richmond Hill Galle 17 May 2013 [22]
Edward's Pillar Bonavista No. 137B Habaraduwa 6 July 2007 [5]
Seenigama Devalaya Weragoda Hikkaduwa 6 June 2008 Stone pillar Mandapa [8]
Shailavarama Purana Raja Maha Vihara Pahala kimbiya No 208, Pahala kimbiya Baddegama 15 April 2016 Drip ledged cave [7]
Siripawara Bodhirajarama Vihara Kokduwa Galwehera Balapitiya 6 June 2008 Dhamma Discourse hall and the Bhikku dwelling within the precincts [3]
Sri Piyarathana Vidyalaya Dodanduwa, Degalla Hikkaduwa 18 August 2006 The Old building in school premises [23]
Sri Pushparama Vihara, Balapitiya Welitara Balapitiya 6 June 2008 Buddha shrine, with the Dhamma discourse hall within the precincts [8]
Sri Sangharaja Indurugirilen Vihara No. 94, Ambana Elpitiya 23 January 2009 The drip ledged rock Vihara [24]
Sri Shylakutharama Purana Vihara Gonapinuwala Waulagala Baddegama 6 July 2007 Cave temple with dripledges and dagoba [5]
Sri Sudharashanarama Purana Vihara Boosa Hikkaduwa 8 July 2005 Preching hall, image house and stupa [13]
Sri Sudharmarama Purana Vihara, Balapitiya Balapitiya Balapitiya 14 December 1945 [25]
Sri Sumanarama Vihara Talgahahena Galle 7 December 2001 Image house [17]
Sri Vijaya Sundararama Purana Vihara Ampavila No. 561 D Ampavila Imaduwa 30 December 2011 Image house [9]
Subadrarama Purana Vihara, Balapitiya No. 309 Mohottiwatte Balapitiya 6 June 2008 Buddha shrine and Dagoba within the precincts [3]
Sunandarama Maha Vihara, Ambalangoda Ambalangoda Paniyanduwa (GND No. 84A) Ambalangoda 17 May 2013 Two image houses, stupa, preaching hall (Darma Shalawa) and well in the territory [22]
Sunandarama Purana Vihara, Karapitiya Karapitiya Galle 14 March 1975 Image house and Paintings [26]
Tankiyawaththa stone pond Bataduwa Bataduwa West Akmeemana 25 March 2016 Stone pond situated in the land called tankiyawaththa alias Porambawaththa [27]
Telikada Sri Sunandarama Purana Vihara No. 204, Thelikada Baddegama 22 October 2010 Image house, with paintings and sculptures [4]
The house bearing Assessment No. 106 Kaluwella Mahamodara Galle 23 February 2007 [2]
Thotagamu Rathapath Raja Maha Vihara Telwatta Hikkaduwa 13 March 1970 The Natha Devalaya [28]
Thuwakkugalawatta Purana Vihara No. 97A, Weliwatta Galle 30 December 2011 Image House [9]
Udugalpitiya Devol Devalaya Dodanduwa Udugalpitiya (GND No. 51A) Hikkaduwa 17 May 2013 [22]
Udumalagala Sri Gangarama Purana Vihara Yakkalamulla-East Yakkalamulla 23 February 2007 Chetiya [2]
Urawaththa Gangarama Vihara Urawaththa No. 80, Urawaththa Hikkaduwa 15 April 2016 Chaitya in the premises [7]
Vaduwelivitiya Gangarama Vihara No. 196, Vaduwelivitiya Welivitiya-Divithura 22 October 2010 Image house, with paintings and sculptures and stupa [4]
Welikanda Shri Sudharshanarama Vihara Ahungalla Balapitiya 6 June 2008 The Bhikku dwelling, gateway and dagoba within the precincts [3]
Wijeyananda Piriven Vihara Weliwatta Galle 7 December 2001 Image house [17]
Yathramulla Vanavasa Raja Maha vihara Bentara 6 June 2008 Buddha shrine [8]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Protercted Monument List 2012-12-12" (PDF). Department of Archaeology. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Gazette 1486 & 23 February 2007, p. 11.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Gazette 1553 & 6 June 2008, p. 523.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Gazette 1677 & 22 October 2010, p. 1749.
  5. ^ a b c d Gazette 1505 & 6 July 2007, p. 11.
  6. ^ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1054. 13 November 1998.
  7. ^ a b c Gazette 1963 & 15 April 2016, p. 14.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Gazette 1553 & 6 June 2008, p. 524.
  9. ^ a b c Gazette 1739 & 30 December 2011, p. 1092.
  10. ^ The Hansard report
  11. ^ "ගාල්ල කො‍ටුවේ නිවාස සහ දේපළ බහුතරයක අයිතිය විදේශිකයන් සතුද?". BBC World Service, Sinhala. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  12. ^ a b c Gazette 1716 & 22 July 2011, p. 511.
  13. ^ a b "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1401. 8 July 2005.
  14. ^ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 106. 5 April 1974.
  15. ^ a b Gazette 1919 & 12 June 2015, p. 395.
  16. ^ Gazette 1811 & 17 May 2013, p. 424.
  17. ^ a b c "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1214. 7 December 2001.
  18. ^ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 142. 13 December 1974.
  19. ^ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 10652. 12 March 1954.
  20. ^ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 946. 18 October 1996.
  21. ^ Gazette 1505 & 6 July 2007, p. 1026.
  22. ^ a b c Gazette 1811 & 17 May 2013, p. 423.
  23. ^ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1459. 18 August 2006.
  24. ^ Gazette 1586 & 23 January 2009, p. 109.
  25. ^ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 9493. 14 December 1945.
  26. ^ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 155. 14 March 1975.
  27. ^ Gazette 1960 & 25 March 2016, p. 227.
  28. ^ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 14897. 13 March 1970.

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