List of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Matara District

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

Monument Image Location Grama
Niladhari
Division		 Divisional
Secretary's
Division		 Registered Description Refs
Agrabodhi Raja Maha ViharaWeligamaWeligama[2]
Aarachchi Walawwa (bearing Assessment number 26)Bazaar EastMatara6 July 2007At Dharmapala Mawatha[3]
'Rendagedara' building (bearing Assessment Number 40)Number 433cDevinuwara6 July 2007At Devinuwara Sinhasana Mawatha[3]
Rampart and ammunition store, adjacent to Matara Star FortMatara townUyanwattaMatara6 July 2007[3]
Wall built during Dutch periodUrubokkaUrubokka SouthPasgoda25 March 2016[4]
Asmagoda Purana ViharaAsmagodaAkuressa1 November 1996Image house[5]
Aththadassa Raja Maha ViharaRadawelaHakmana1 November 1996Image house[5]
Bamunugama Raja Maha ViharaBamunugama-EastMulatiyana24 July 2009The Drip-ledged Cave Temple (Len Vihara)[6]
Devinuwara Raja Maha ViharaDevinuwaraDevinuwara[7]
Devinuwara Upulwan DevalayaNumber 433c DevinuwaraDevinuwara8 April 2009Dewinuwara Upulwan Dewale Premises and its buildings and other Archaeological remains situated in the Sinhasana Devale Premises within the limits[8]
Dutch Reformed ChurchNo. 416C, FortMatara15 April 2016In the premises of Matara Fort[9]
Elamaldeniya Raja Maha ViharaElamaldeniyaPitabeddara1 November 1996Image house[5]
Elgiriya Raja Maha ViharakahavilgodaElgiriyaAkuressa15 April 2016Inner shrine with frescoes and sculptures of the shrine[9]
Emaladeniya Raja Maha ViharaAsmagodaAkuressa[10]
Ethkanda Purana ViharaGalagodakamburugamuwa NorthWeligama15 April 2016Ruins of buildings and other archeological evidences found in the lands situated in the West and South West and drip ledged cave in the premises[9]
Galkanda Purana ViharaBambrendaNo. 441, Bambarenda WestDickwella15 April 2016Shrine in the premises[9]
Gandara Maha WalawwaGandara-CentralDevinuwara17 May 2013[11]
Gandara Raja Maha ViharaGandaraDevinuwara1 November 1996Image house[5]
Godapitiya Mohideen Jumma MosqueNo. 308 GodapitiyaAthuraliya30 December 2011The ‘Dharga’ part[12]
Kalugala Purana ViharaDeiyandaraMulatiyana1 November 1996Image house[5]
Kamburupitiya Sri Sudharmarama Purana ViharaGanetennaNarandeniyaKamburupitiya24 July 2009Sanghavasa (dwelling house)[6]
Kanuketigoda Poorwarama ViharaKanuketigodaThihagoda1 November 1996Image house[5]
Kirthi Sri Thejovanarama ViharaPallawelaKithsiripuraMulatiyana24 July 2009The Pirith Mandapaya (Pirith chanting chamber) and the two Sanghavasa (dwelling house) Buildings[6]
Kolawenigama Raja Maha ViharaNo. 240A, KolawenigamaKotapola24 July 2009Image house, Bodhighara (Bodhi Tree shrine) and the Vihara Maluwa with the wall now in ruins[13]
Kowilakanda Purana ViharaWeligamaPalallaWelipitiya6 July 2007Image House[3]
KushtarajagalaWeligamaThis colossal image of Avalokiteshvara[14]
Matara square wallMatara townMatara18 January 1974[15]
Old Nupe MarketNupeMataraColonial open-sided market building[16]
Padinnoruwa ViharaRanchagodaMulatiyana1 November 1996Image house[5]
Polwatta Gangarama ViharaPolwattaWeligama5 February 1965Image house[17]
Rajakula Wadana Raja Maha ViharaWeligamaWeligama23 February 2007Image house with paintings, sculptures and chethiya[18]
Rajjura Bandara DevalayaAthuraliya24 July 2009Drip-ledged cave temple (Len Viharaya) with rock inscription[13]
Rotumba Budugala Raja Maha ViharaGalketa KandaPasgoda24 July 2009Two Drip-Ledged cave temples[6]
Ruwankanda Raja Maha ViharaHakmanaDangala-WestPitabeddara24 July 2009The Drip-ledged Cave Temple (Len Vihara)[6]
Sarammudali WalauwaNupeMatara18 October 1996At Rahula College premises[19]
Star fortMatara townMatara18 January 1974[15][20]
Sri Chethiyarama purana viharaPenatiyamaNo. 394-B-Penatiyama WestWelipitiya6 June 2008Buddha shrine[21]
Sri Sudharmarama Vihara, HikgodaHikgodaAkuressa12 June 2015Chaityaand Shrine[22]
Sri Sudharshanarama ViharaGodapitiyaThibbotuwawa NorthAthuraliya24 July 2009Image house with paintings[13]
Sudarshanabimbharama ViharaKottegodaDickwella7 December 2001Image house[23]
Building in Gelisvenaroy watteFort (GND No. 416/C)Matara17 May 2013Located in the land known as Gelisvenaroy watte Central Road in Fort[11]
The Archaic House bearing Assessment No. 31Matara FortMatara24 July 2009Wilfred Gunasekara Mawatha[6]
The Archaic house bearing Assessment No. 42Matara FortMatara24 July 2009Wilfred Gunasekara Mawatha[6]
The Archaic WalawwaMatara FortMatara24 July 2009Siri Dharmarama Mawatha[6]
The building in which Matara Land Registry is housedMatara FortMatara22 July 2011[24]
The coast view buildingMatara FortMatara24 July 2009At Fort Cross Road[6]
The Governor’s Official ResidenceMatara FortMatara24 July 2009At the Army Camp Premises, Wilfred Gunasekara Mawatha[6]
The house in which female Poet Gajaman Nona livedVeragampitaMatara30 December 2011[25]
The special detention cell of the PrisonMatara FortMatara22 July 2011[24]
The VIP Bungalow at the venue called ‘Jamson Gaha Gedara”Matara FortMatara24 July 2009At Sri Dharmarama Road[6]
Thorawita Raja Maha ViharaHakmanaNarawelpita-SouthHakmana24 July 2009The Tampita Viharaya (Viharaya built on stone piles) and Avasa Geya (dwelling house) with paintings and sculptures[6]
Umangala Raja Maha ViharaHakmanaGangodagamaHakmana6 June 2008The stone well, dagoba and two inscriptions[21]
Vidyanikethana Piriven ViharaSapugodaKamburupitiya1 November 1996Image house[5]
Vilayaya Purana Raja Maha ViharaDampahalaDampahala WestPasgoda24 July 2009Tampita (built on stone piles) Image house[6]
Weluwanarama Purana ViharaWehellaNo. 445 A,Wehella NorthDickwella15 April 2016Shrine with frescoes in the premises[9]
Weragampita Raja Maha ViharaWeragampitaNo. 417, Uyanwaththa NorthMatara15 April 2016Grave monument of Koratota thera and shrine in the premises[9]
Wijayabahu Raja Maha ViharaMolokgamuwa, ThunbewulaPasgoda24 July 2009The Drip-ledged cave temple (Len Viharaya)[13]
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Notes
  1. "Protercted Monument List 2012-12-12 (In Sinhala)" (PDF). Department of Archaeology. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  2. "Veligama Agrabodhi". Archaeological Department. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. Gazette 1505 & 6 July 2007, p. 10.
  4. Gazette 1960 & 25 March 2016, p. 227.
  5. "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 948. 1 November 1996.
  6. Gazette 1612 & 24 July 2009, p. 1022.
  7. "Devinuwara RMV". Archaeological Department. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  8. Gazette 1597 & 8 April 2009, p. 446.
  9. Gazette 1963 & 15 April 2016, p. 14.
  10. "Emaladeniya RMV". Archaeologocal Department. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  11. Gazette 1811 & 17 May 2013, p. 423.
  12. Gazette 1739 & 30 December 2011, p. 1091.
  13. Gazette 1612 & 24 July 2009, p. 1023.
  14. "Weligama Kushtaraja gala". Department of Archaeology. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  15. "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 95. 18 January 1974.
  16. "Nupe Market Matara". Archaeological Department. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
  17. "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 14312. 5 February 1965.
  18. Gazette 1486 & 23 February 2007, p. 11.
  19. "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 946. 18 October 1996.
  20. "Star Fort Matara". Archaeological Department. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  21. Gazette 1553 & 6 June 2008, p. 524.
  22. Gazette 1919 & 12 June 2015, p. 395.
  23. "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1214. 7 December 2001.
  24. Gazette 1716 & 22 July 2011, p. 511.
  25. Gazette 1739 & 30 December 2011, p. 1092.

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