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 ViharaNo. 434 AkarawitaHanwella6 June 2008The drip ledged rock caves[2]
Alakeshwara Archaeological SiteSri Jayawardenepura KotteKotte
Ancient house belonging to Mr. G. S. Dabaree bearing Assessment No. 184Colombo central, EastColombo23 February 2007K. B. Cristee Pereira Mawatha[3]
Ancient Tunnel at Kotte Ananda SastralayaSri Jayawardenepura KotteKotte27 June 1952[4]
Ancient moatSri Jayawardenepura KotteKotte12 August 1971Ancient moat located in lot numbers from 115, 116, 119 to 126, 155, 156 and from 158 to 160 depicted in sheet No. 13 and lot numbers from 49, 50, 52, 53, 58, 60 to 63, 71, 72 depicted in sheet No. 17 and lot numbers from 60, 62, 63, 66 to 68 depicted in sheet No. 18 of Kotte Town Survey Plan No. 62[5]
Andudola Kanda Archaeological ruinsNawagamuwa SouthNo. 470 A/O/NawagamuwaKaduwela30 December 2011Drip-ledged cave and the two natural caves with pre-historic features in the Eastern Slope of the mountain[6]
Asmandala caveNo. 435 KahatapitiyaHanwella6 June 2008[2]
Balapokuna Raja Maha ViharaPamankadaPamankada EastThimbirigasyaya6 June 2008The ancient pond[2]
Bans HallThimbirigasyaya6 July 2007Old house situated in the land called Bans Hall in Bans place[7]
Canal around the old Dutch fortHanwella18 August 2006Parts of the ancient water canal[8]
Cargills buildingColombo9 December 2011No. 40/1, York Street, Colombo 01[9]
Central Kovil, rest hall and roadKotahenaColombo22 November 2002Jinthupitiya road[10]
Christ Church CemeteryDehiwala-Mount LaviniaRatmalana6 June 2008The ancient four tombs engravings in the Christian cemetery[11]
Clifan Burg HouseColomboColombo21 January 2000At Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters[12]
Colombo Chartered Bank BuildingColomboColombo21 January 2000Janadipathi Street[12]
Colombo Dutch MuseumPettahColombo18 June 1999[13]
Colombo Methodist ChurchDam StreetPettah (GND No. 522)Colombo17 May 2013[14]
Colombo Port Custom buildingColomboColombo21 January 2000At Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises[12]
Colombo Port Lighthouse (North)ColomboColombo21 January 2000At Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises[12]
Colombo Port Lighthouse (North western)ColomboColombo21 January 2000At Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises[12]
Colombo Port ruins of rampartColomboColombo21 January 2000At Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises[12]
Former General Post Office, ColomboColomboColombo21 January 200017 Janadhipathi Mawatha[12]
Darly BuildingSuduwellaThimbirigasyaya23 February 2007Building known as “Darly Building” in which presently the Office of Lanka Sama Samaja Party bearing Assessment No. 456 of Dr. Kolvin R. De Silva Mawatha[3]
Deepaduththarama ViharaKotahenaColombo18 June 1999[13]
Delft GateColombo FortColombo9 December 2011Bristol Street[6]
Dutch store roomColombo FortColombo18 June 1999At Sri Lanka Ports Authority land premises[13]
Elihouse ancient water tanksElihouse No. 521/3Modara25 March 2016[15]
Embulgama Raja Maha ViharaHenpitaHomagama6 July 2007Two caves with dripledges in the Udamaluwa and the ancient Awasage in the Pahatha Maluwa[7]
Ethul Kotte rampart and inner moat ruinsEthul KotteNo. 521Nugegoda23 February 2007Ancient 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 inner 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[3]
Ethul Kotte rampart ruinsEthul KotteNo. 521Nugegoda23 February 2007
  • 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 houseMilagiriyaThimbirigasyaya23 January 2009The ancient house called “Fellows Lelah” bearing Assessment No. 9 situated at “Asoka Udyanaya”[16]
Gaffoor BuildingColombo FortColomboMain street[17][18]
Galkissa Samudrasanna ViharaDehiwala-Mount LaviniaNo. 546-A WedikandaRatmalana6 June 2008The ancient Buddha shrine[11]
Giraimbula wooden bridgeNo. 435 A GiraimbulaHanwella6 June 2008The portions of the bridge[2]
Gotami ViharaGothamipuraNo. 87 GotamipuraThimbirigasyaya6 July 2007Viharageya with ancient paintings and sculpture[19]
Grand Oriental HotelColomboColombo21 January 2000York street[12]
Hokandara Purana ViharaHokandara-NorthKaduwela17 May 2013The image house and the belfry[14]
Hulftsdorp court complexHulftsdorp West and KeselwattaColombo22 July 2011The buildings in which the High Court, District Court and the Commercial Court are being held situated in the Hulftsdorp High Court premises[20]
Jawatta CemeteryHavelock TownThimbirigasyaya8 July 2005Old stone tomb slabs and the well[21]
Jayasekararama ViharaKuppiyawattaColombo18 June 1999Ancient image house, Awasa house and Devalaya[13]
Jubilee PostMirihanaNugegoda8 July 2005Jubilee Post junction[21]
Kayman's GateDematagodaColombo21 January 2000Dutch bell tower at Kayman's Gate[12]
Koholankanda Forest HermitageNo. 439 Diddeniya NorthHanwella23 January 2009The drip ledged cave vihare, the Buddha Bhikkus residnece together with the attached drip ledged cave[22]
Koratota Raja Maha ViharaKoratotaKaduwela22 November 2002Caves with drip ledges and Stone inscriptions[10]
Kshetrarama Maha ViharaLakshapathiyaMoratuwaOld Buddha shrine, two storied Seema Malaka, Dwellings
Kuragala rockPadukka6 July 2007The natural cave with characteristics of pre-historic human settlements in the Kuragala mountain[7]
Lambrick HallSri Jayawardenepura KotteKotteThe old Lambrick hall building at Sri Jayawardenepura Maha Vidyalaya[23]
Lanka Maccanance Macancy company limited BuildingColomboColombo21 January 2000Lady Bastian Mawatha[12]
Maha Bodhi Vihara, MaligakandaMaligakandaColombo18 June 1999[13]
Maligawatta Muslim CemeteryMaligawattaColombo6 July 2007The buirial place of the person named Hussein Lebbe and the tomb of person called Masthan Mawlana and the octagonal tomb[7]
Maligawatta railway premisesMaligawattaColombo16 February 2009Office Complex, Drivers' old Lounge, Old crane building, Dhāvanāgāra building, 4 of Old water tank and Railway engine weighing building[24]
Maradana railway station store roomMaradanaColombo18 June 1999Old store room[13]
National Museum of ColomboColombo Municipal boundaryThimbirigasyaya18 October 2002[25]
Nawagamuwa Raja Maha ViaharaNawagamuwaKaduwela22 November 2002Old image house, stone pillers, Devalaya, Pattini, Upulvan, Kataragama, Dedimunada Devalayas, Awasa house and ancient court yard[10]
Obeysekera WalawwaRajagiriyaKotte13 November 1992[26]
Olcott buildingPettahColombo18 June 1999Theosophical Society center[13]
Old Colombo Dutch HospitalColombo FortColombo8 July 2005[21]
Old guard cellColombo FortColombo16 January 1953At the intersection of Bank of Ceylon Mawatha and the Janadhipathi Mawatha within the Ceylinco Building car park area[27]
Padanaghara ViharaDematagodaColombo18 June 1999Ancient image house, Awasa house and Devalaya[13]
Paramadhamma Niwasa PiriwenaNo. 533 B BoralesgamuwaKesbewa23 February 2007Image house and ancient Avasage[3]
Pita Kotte Gal AmbalamaPitakotteKotteAncient Ambalama
Pita Kotte Raja Maha ViharaPitakotte (GND No. 522)Kotte17 May 2013The artifacts and the ancient Wahalkada (Gateway)[14]
Portland BuildingColomboColombo21 January 2000Sir Baron Jayatilake Mawatha[12]
Pushparama Vihara, RatmalanaNo. 546 B Ratmalana Vihara divisionDehiwala23 February 2007Ancient image house[3]
Ratmalana Dewala WattaRatmalana WestRatmalana23 January 2009The ancient Dewale house and other antiques[22]
Samadhi Grahaya in Kalandar Sahib Waliyulla Muslim mosqueMaradana townPanchikawaththaColombo15 April 2016Rate No. 10, First Lane[28]
Sankhapitti ViharaKotalawalaKaduwela1 November 1996Ancient image house[29]
Seetalena CaveNo. 432Hanwella6 July 2007Cave with dripledges known as Seethalena situated in the land called Anwilwatta[7]
Shelk Usman Vali-ulah Darga Mosque alias Davatagaha MosqueCinnamon GardensThimbirigasyaya9 December 2011[6]
Siri Perakumba PirivenaSri Jayawardenepura KotteKotte14 May 1971[30]
Sri Shylathalarama Vihara, MadapathaNo. 435-A-MadapathaKesbewa6 June 2008The ancient Buddha shrine[11]
Sri Sudharmarama Vihara, HeraliyawalaHeraliyawalaHomagama22 November 2002Ancient image house, Awasa house and other ruins[10]
Sri Sudharmarama ViharaBopeNo. 459B, SiyambalawaPadukka15 April 2016Shrine within the premises[28]
St. James BuildingNo. 393, Union PlaceIbbanwalaColombo24 July 2009The archaic building identified as “St. James”, belonging to the Young Women’s Christian Association[31]
St. Lucia's CathedralKotahenaColombo18 June 1999[13]
Subodharama Purana ViharaKaragampitiyaKaragampitiyaDehiwala23 February 2007Ancient image house, Sathsathi Mandira, Bana preaching hall, Awasage and relict chamber[3]
Sunetradevi Raja Maha ViharaPepiliyanaNo. 535 Pepiliyana westKesbewa23 February 2007Ancient image house and Avasage[3]
Ancient jack tree situated in the Hanwella Rest House premisesNo. 443 B Hanwella TownHanwella6 February 2009[32]
Two ancient seats in the Hanwella Rest HouseNo. 443 B Hanwella TownHanwella6 June 2008[11]
Two drip ledged rock caves (Binduwanwatte)No. 440 NeluwanthuduwaHanwella23 January 2009[22]
Two Storied School for the Blind buildingRatmalana townRatmalana9 September 2011[33]
Army Recruiting Office buildingNo. 21 Slave IslandColombo6 June 2008At Malay Street, Colombo 2[2]
Thilakaratnarama Purana ViharaBorella townBorella SouthThimbirigasyaya8 July 2005Ancient Stupa[21]
Thummodera rock caveNo. 458 EastPadukka23 January 2009The pre historic Thummodera rock cave situated on the Palhorukanda North slope[22]
Vidyodaya Pirivena, MaligakandaMaligakandaColombo18 June 1999Ancient image house and Awasa house[13]
Vipashyarama ViharaWatte gedaraMaharagama8 July 2005Ancient image house[21]
Walker Sons and Company BuildingColomboColombo21 January 2000Sir 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. Gazette 1553 & 6 June 2008, p. 533.
  3. 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. Gazette 1739 & 30 December 2011, p. 1093.
  7. 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. "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1264. 22 November 2002.
  11. Gazette 1553 & 6 June 2008, p. 534.
  12. "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1116. 21 January 2000.
  13. "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1085. 18 June 1999.
  14. 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. "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1401. 8 July 2005.
  22. Gazette 1586 & 23 January 2009, p. 108.
  23. "Kotte Heritage 1: The Tunnels#The Lambrick Hall". archaeology.lk. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  24. "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1589/1. 16 February 2009.
  25. "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 18 October 2002.
  26. "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 13 November 1992.
  27. "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 10589. 16 January 1953.
  28. 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". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 14958. 14 May 1971.
  31. Gazette 1612 & 24 July 2009, p. 1025.
  32. Gazette 1588 & 6 February 2009, p. 182.
  33. Gazette 1723 & 9 September 2001, p. 683.

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