List of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Colombo District

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

Monument Image Location Grama
Niladhari
Division		 Divisional
Secretary's
Division		 Registered Description Refs
Akarawita Raja Maha Vihara No. 434 AkarawitaHanwella 6 June 2008 The drip ledged rock caves [2]
Ancient house belonging to Mr. G. S. Dabaree bearing Assessment No. 184 Colombo central, EastColombo 23 February 2007 K. B. Cristee Pereira Mawatha [3]
Ancient Tunnel at Kotte Ananda Sastralaya Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Kotte 27 June 1952 [4]
Ancient water canal Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Kotte 12 August 1971 [5]
Andudola Kanda Archaeological ruins Nawagamuwa South No. 470 A/O/Nawagamuwa Kaduwela 30 December 2011 Drip-ledged cave and the two natural caves with pre-historic features in the Eastern Slope of the mountain [6]
Asmandala cave No. 435 KahatapitiyaHanwella 6 June 2008 [2]
Balapokuna Vihara Pamankada Pamankada EastThimbirigasyaya 6 June 2008 The ancient pond [2]
Bans Hall Thimbirigasyaya 6 July 2007 Old house situated in the land called Bans Hall in Bans place [7]
Canal around the old Dutch fort Hanwella 18 August 2006 Parts of the ancient water canal [8]
Cargills building Colombo 9 December 2011 No. 40/1, York Street, Colombo 01 [9]
Central Kovil, rest hall and road Kotahena Colombo 22 November 2002 Jinthupitiya road [10]
Christ Church Cemetery Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Ratmalana 6 June 2008 The ancient four tombs engravings in the Christian cemetery [11]
Clifan Burg House Colombo Colombo 21 January 2000 At Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters [12]
Colombo Chartered Bank Building Colombo Colombo 21 January 2000 Janadipathi Street [12]
Colombo Dutch Museum Pettah Colombo 18 June 1999 [13]
Colombo Methodist Church Dam Street Pettah (GND No. 522) Colombo 17 May 2013 [14]
Colombo port Custom building Colombo Colombo 21 January 2000 At Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises [12]
Colombo port Lighthouse (North) Colombo Colombo 21 January 2000 At Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises [12]
Colombo port Lighthouse (North western) Colombo Colombo 21 January 2000 At Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises [12]
Colombo port ruins of rampart Colombo Colombo 21 January 2000 At Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises [12]
Colombo Post Master General Office Building Colombo Colombo 21 January 2000 Janadipathi Street [12]
Darly Building SuduwellaThimbirigasyaya 23 February 2007 Building known as “Darly Building” in which presently the Office of Sama Samaja Party bearing Assessment No. 456 of Dr. Kolvin R. De Silva Mawatha [3]
Deepaduththarama Vihara Kotahena Colombo 18 June 1999 [13]
Delft Gate Colombo Fort Colombo 9 December 2011 Bristol Street [6]
Dutch store room Colombo Fort Colombo 18 June 1999 At Sri Lanka Ports Authority land premises [13]
Elihouse ancient water tanks Elihouse No. 521/3Modara 25 March 2016 The pre historic Thummodera rock cave situated on the Palhorukanda North slope [15]
Embulgama Raja Maha Vihara HenpitaHomagama 6 July 2007 Two caves with dripledges in the Udamaluwa and the ancient Awasage in the Pahatha Maluwa [7]
Ethul Kotte ruins Ethul KotteNo. 521 Nugegoda 23 February 2007
  • Ancient rampart and extent of five feet of land from the rampart bounded in the North by lot numbers 89, 90, 129, 127, 126, 125, 124, 123, 122, 121, 120, 119, 116 and 115 and externally bounded on the South by Lot numbers 160, 158, 156, 155, 131, 132, 133 and 134 and ancient moat in Kotte situated in Lot Numbers 87, 88, 139 and 159 and depicted in sheet number 13 of the Kotte town Survey Plan 87,88, 139 and 159 and depicted in sheet No. 13 of Kotte Town Survey Plan No. 62
  • Ancient rampart and extent of five feet from the ancient rampart bounded internally by Lot Numbers 116, 117, 113, 112, 110, 64, 63, 62, 61, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 33, 31, 30, 29, 28 and 26 and the ancient rampart an extent of ten from the rampart externally bounded by Lot Numbers 27, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 111, 114 and 115 and depicted in sheet No. 13 of Kotte Town Survey Plan No. 62
  • The ancient rampart and 5 feet of land from the rampart internally bounded by Lot No. 90, 85, 84 and 349 and the ancient rampart and an extent of 10 feet from the ancient rampart externally bounded by Lots 87, 86 and 360 depicted in sheet 13 of Kotte Town Survey Plan No. 62
  • Ancient rampart and an extent 5 feet internally bounded by Lot Nos. 39, 33 and 81 and situated across Lot No. 284, 285, 287, 288, 280, 279, 278, 277, 276, 191, 192, 185, 137, 138, 131, 127, 141 and 40 and the ancient rampart and an extent of 10 feet from the ancient rampart externally bounded by Lots 136, 133 and situated across Lot Nos. 287, 282, 281, 277, 278, 290, 189 and 186 and depicted in Sheet No. 1111 of Kotte Town Survey Plan No. 62
  • Ancient rampart and an extent of 5 feet from the rampart situated across lot Nos. 349, 344, 343, 342, 94, 93, 57 and 61, 62, 63, 65, 55 and 03 internally bounded by Lot No. 11 and the ancient rampart and an extent of 10 feet from the rampart externally bounded Lot Nos. 350, 352, 57, 56, 02 and 07 depicted in Sheet No. 11 of Kotte Town Survey Plan No. 62
  • Ancient rampart and an extent of 5 feet from the rampart situated across Lot Nos. 11, 54, 53, 52, 51, 50, 49, 71, 59, 46 and 45 ,44, 43, 42, 72 and 69 internally bounded by Lot No. 81 and the ancient rampart and an extent of 10 feet from the rampart externally bounded by Lot Nos. 93, 18, 48, 73, 74, 75 and 80 depicted in Sheet No. 06 of Kotte Town Survey Plan No. 622
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Fellows Lelah house MilagiriyaThimbirigasyaya 23 January 2009 The ancient house called “Fellows Lelah” bearing Assessment No. 9 situated at “Asoka Udyanaya” [16]
Gafoor building Pettah Market Colombo Main street [17][18]
Galkissa Samudrasanna Vihara Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia No. 546-A WedikandaRatmalana 6 June 2008 The ancient Buddha shrine [11]
Giraimbula wooden bridge No. 435 A GiraimbulaHanwella 6 June 2008 The portions of the bridge [2]
Gotami Vihara Gothamipura No. 87 GotamipuraThimbirigasyaya 6 July 2007 Viharageya with ancient paintings and sculpture [19]
Grand Oriental Hotel Colombo Colombo 21 January 2000 York street [12]
Hokandara Purana Vihara Hokandara-North Kaduwela 17 May 2013 The image house and the belfry [14]
Hultsdorf High court Hulftsdorp West and Keselwatta Colombo 22 July 2011 The Buildings in which the High Court, District Court and the Commercial Court are being held situated in the Hulftsdorp High Court premises [20]
Jawatta Cemetery Havelock Town Thimbirigasyaya 8 July 2005 Old stone tomb slabs and the well [21]
Jayasekararama Vihara Kuppiyawatta Colombo 18 June 1999 Ancient image house, Awasa house and Devalaya [13]
Kayman's Gate Dematagoda Colombo 21 January 2000 Dutch bell tower at Kayman's Gate [12]
Koholankanda Forest Hermitage No. 439 Diddeniya NorthHanwella 23 January 2009 The drip ledged cave vihare, the Buddha Bhikkus residnece together with the attached drip ledged cave [22]
Koratota Raja Maha Vihara Koratota Kaduwela 22 November 2002 Caves with drip ledges and Stone inscriptions [10]
Kuragala rock Padukka 6 July 2007 The natural cave with characteristics of pre-historic human settlements in the Kuragala mountain [7]
Lanka Maccanance Macancy company limited Building Colombo Colombo 21 January 2000 Lady Bastian Mawatha [12]
Maha Bodhi Vihara, Maligakanda Maligakanda Colombo 18 June 1999 [13]
Maligawatta Muslim Cemetery MaligawattaColombo 6 July 2007 The buirial place of the person named Hussein Lebbe and the tomb of person called Masthan Mawlana and the octagonal tomb [7]
Maligawatta railway premises Maligawatta Colombo 16 February 2009 Office Complex, Drivers' old Lounge, Old crane building, Dhāvanāgāra building, 4 of Old water tank and Railway engine weighing building [23]
Maradana Railway Station store room Maradana Colombo 18 June 1999 Old store room [13]
National Museum of Colombo building Colombo Municipal boundary Thimbirigasyaya 18 October 2002 [24]
Nawagamuwa Raja Maha Viahara Nawagamuwa Kaduwela 22 November 2002 Old image house, stone pillers, Devalaya, Pattini, Upulvan, Kataragama, Dedimunada Devalayas, Awasa house and ancient court yard [10]
Obeysekera Walawwa Rajagiriya Kotte 13 November 1992 [25]
Olcott building Pettah Colombo 18 June 1999 Theosophical Society center [13]
Old Colombo Dutch Hospital Colombo Fort Colombo 8 July 2005 [21]
Old Parliament Building guard house Colombo Fort Colombo 16 January 1953 [26]
Padanaghara Vihara Dematagoda Colombo 18 June 1999 Ancient image house, Awasa house and Devalaya [13]
Parakumba Pirivena Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Kotte 14 May 1971 [27]
Paramadhamma Niwasa Piriwena No. 533 B BoralesgamuwaKesbewa 23 February 2007 Image house and ancient Avasage [3]
Pitakotte Raja Maha Vihara Pitakotte (GND No. 522) Kotte 17 May 2013 The artifacts and the ancient Wahalkada (Gateway) [14]
Portland Building Colombo Colombo 21 January 2000 Sir Baron Jayatilake Mawatha [12]
Pushparama Vihara, Ratmalana No. 546 B Ratmalana Vihara divisionDehiwala 23 February 2007 Ancient image house [3]
Ratmalana Dewala watta Ratmalana WestRatmalana 23 January 2009 The ancient Dewale house and other antiques [22]
Samadhi Grahaya in Kalandar Sahib Waliyulla Muslim mosque Maradana town PanchikawaththaColombo 15 April 2016 Rate No. 10, First Lane [28]
Sankhapitti Vihara Kotalawala Kaduwela 1 November 1996 Ancient image house [29]
Seetalena Cave No. 432Hanwella 6 July 2007 Cave with dripledges known as Seethalena situated in the land called Anwilwatta [7]
Shelk Usman Vali-ulah Darga Mosque alias Davatagaha Mosque Cinnamon Gardens Thimbirigasyaya 9 December 2011 [6]
Sri Shylathalarama Vihara, Madapatha No. 435-A-MadapathaKesbewa 6 June 2008 The ancient Buddha shrine [11]
Sri Sudharmarama Vihara, Heraliyawala Heraliyawala Homagama 22 November 2002 Ancient image house, Awasa house and other ruins [10]
Sri Sudharmarama Vihara Bope No. 459B, SiyambalawaPadukka 15 April 2016 Shrine within the premises [28]
St. James Building No. 393, Union Place IbbanwalaColombo 24 July 2009 The archaic building identified as “St. James”, belonging to the Young Women’s Christian Association [30]
St. Lucia's Cathedral Kotahena Colombo 18 June 1999 [13]
Subodharama Purana Vihara Karagampitiya KaragampitiyaDehiwala 23 February 2007 Ancient image house, Sathsathi Mandira, Bana preaching hall, Awasage and relict chamber [3]
Sunetradevi Raja Maha Vihara Pepiliyana No. 535 Pepiliyana westKesbewa 23 February 2007 Ancient image house and Avasage [3]
The ancient jack tree situated in the Hanwella Rest House premises No. 443 B Hanwella TownHanwella 6 February 2009 [31]
The two ancient seats in the Hanwella Rest House No. 443 B Hanwella TownHanwella 6 June 2008 [11]
The two drip ledged rock caves (Binduwanwatte) No. 440 NeluwanthuduwaHanwella 23 January 2009 [22]
The ancient two Storied Building of School for blind Ratmalana townRatmalana 9 September 2011 The ancient Dewale house and other antiques [32]
The Army Recruiting Office building No. 21 Slave IslandColombo 6 June 2008 At Malay Street, Colombo 2 [2]
Thilakaratnarama Purana Vihara Borella town Borella South Thimbirigasyaya 8 July 2005 Ancient Stupa [21]
Thummodera rock cave No. 458 EastPadukka 23 January 2009 The pre historic Thummodera rock cave situated on the Palhorukanda North slope [22]
Vidyodaya Pirivena, Maligakanda Maligakanda Colombo 18 June 1999 Ancient image house and Awasa house [13]
Vipashyarama Vihara Watte gedara Maharagama 8 July 2005 Ancient image house [21]
Walkers Building Colombo Colombo 21 January 2000 Sir Baron Jayatilake Mawatha [12]
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Notes

  1. ↑ "Protercted Monument List 2012-12-12" (PDF). Department of Archaeology. 12 December 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Gazette 1553 6 June 2008, p. 533.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Gazette 1486 23 February 2007, p. 7.
  4. ↑ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 10418. 27 June 1952.
  5. ↑ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 14970. 12 August 1971.
  6. 1 2 3 Gazette 1739 30 December 2011, p. 1093.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Gazette 1505 6 July 2007, p. 10.
  8. ↑ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1459. 18 August 2006.
  9. ↑ Gazette 1736 9 December 2011.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1264. 22 November 2002.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Gazette 1553 6 June 2008, p. 534.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1116. 21 January 2000.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1085. 18 June 1999.
  14. 1 2 3 Gazette 1811 17 May 2013, p. 423.
  15. ↑ Gazette 1960 25 March 2016, p. 227.
  16. ↑ Gazette 1586 23 January 2009, p. 107.
  17. ↑ "100 year-old Gafoor building reconstruction underway". The Sunday Times. 30 March 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  18. ↑ "Making a car park out of a heritage building". The Sunday Leader. 3 February 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  19. ↑ Gazette 1505 6 July 2007, p. 11.
  20. ↑ Gazette 1716 22 July 2011, p. 512.
  21. 1 2 3 4 "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1401. 8 July 2005.
  22. 1 2 3 4 Gazette 1586 23 January 2009, p. 108.
  23. ↑ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1589/1. 16 February 2009.
  24. ↑ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 18 October 2002.
  25. ↑ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 13 November 1992.
  26. ↑ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 10589. 16 January 1953.
  27. ↑ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 14958. 14 May 1971.
  28. 1 2 Gazette 1963 15 April 2016, p. 17.
  29. ↑ "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 948. 1 November 1996.
  30. ↑ Gazette 1612 24 July 2009, p. 1025.
  31. ↑ Gazette 1588 6 February 2009, p. 182.
  32. ↑ Gazette 1723 9 September 2001, p. 683.

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