List of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Nuwara Eliya District

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

Monument Image Location Grama
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Aluth Nuwara Devalaya, LiyanwelaGalapitayayaNo. 505 E MadumanaWalapane22 July 2011[2]
Ambagamuwa Stone InscriptionSellipigama [sv]DagampitiyaAmbagamuwa6 June 2008Stone inscription of King Vijayabahu I[3]
Anilana Craigbank HotelNo. 48 Waterfield Drive, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Colonial cottage known as Craigbank, bearing Assessment No. 10[4]
Aranthana Raja Maha viharaNo. 494-D DeliwelaHanguranketha6 June 2008The Buddha shrine[3]
Babarakele Sri Maha ViharaA5 Peradeniya-Badulla-Chenkalady (PBC) Highway, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Buddhist temple, bearing Assessment No 351/1[4]
Baker's WardHospital Road, Nuwara EliyaNo. 535-G - Hawa Eliya NorthNuwara Eliya6 February 2009Baker's Ward at the Nuwara Eliya District Hospital[5]
Seneviratne buildingBadulla Road (cnr Lawson Road), Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Two-storey office building bearing Assessment No. 01[6]
British Colonial gravestonesGolf Club Road, Nuwara EliyaNo. 535 of the Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya3 December 2011The tomb stones of the English, Thomas William Rogenson, Lieutenant Colonel Monroe, Sir William Rogith, Henripale and wife of Major Bailey buried near the Golf Club House of Nuwara Eliya[7]
Brokenest buildingWaterfield Drive, Nuwara Eliya Municipal CouncilNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as Brokenest, bearing Assessment No. 98[4]
Bronant BuildingSt Andrew's Drive, Nuwara Eliya Municipal CouncilNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as Bronant, bearing Assessment No. 128[4]
Burnesike buildingWaterfield Drive, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as Burnesike, bearing Assessment No. 56[4]
Ceybank Rest (formerly Heritage Hotel)No. 119 Badulla Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Two storey Victorian building known as Ceybank, bearing Assessment No. 114[6]
Cheltenham CottageHaddon Hill Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as Cheltenam, bearing Assessment No. 16[6]
Clifton Inn buildingNo. 154 Badulla Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building knows as Clifton Inn, bearing Assessment No. 162[6]
Collingwood HotelNo. 128 Badulla Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Two storey colonial building known as Collingwood bearing Assessment No. 126[6]
Dan Bungalow (Oakley Cottage)No. 34 Upper Lake Road, Nuwara EliyaNo. 535-DNuwara Eliya6 February 2009[5]
Dehadu KadullaKadadoraMawela-WestKothmale6 June 2008Stone entrance with carved steps[3]
Devoldevi DevalayaLiyantotaDagampitiyaAmbagamuwa6 June 2008[3]
Divisional Forest and Range Forest OfficesOld Uda Pussellawa Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya centralNuwara Eliya22 July 2011The building bearing Assessment Numbers 68, 70, in which the Divisional Forest Office and the Range Forest Office are housed[2]
Ferncliff buildingNo. 7-10 Wedderburn Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as Ferncliff, bearing Assessment No. 7/5[6]
Freehill BuildingSt. Andrew's Drive, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as Freehill, bearing Assessment No. 150[4]
Galpalama Old Railway BridgeGalpalamaNuwara Eliya22 July 2011[2]
Grand HotelNo. 5 Grand Hotel Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as Grand Hotel, bearing Assessment No. 17[4]
Girilenarama ViharaMorahengamaAmbagamuwa6 June 2008A drip-ledged cave[3]
Hambiliya archaeological siteKohombaganaHanguranketha22 July 2011The Gallena (rock cave) with a drip-ledged inscription[8]
Hanguranketha Maha DevalayaHangurankethaHanguranketha1 November 1996Vishnu Devalaya, Aluth Nuwara Devalaya, image house, kitchen, rampart and old Waraqa tree[9]
Hatton National Bank buildingNo. 42 Queen Elizabeth Drive (Badulla Drive), Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Hatton National Bank Building bearing Assessment No. 42[6]
Holy Emmanuel Church, HangurankethaHaragama Road, HangurankethaKottalaHanguranketha6 July 2007[10]
Holy Trinity Church, Nuwara EliyaChurch Road, Nuwara EliyaNo. 535DNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as Holy Trinity Church bearing Assessment No. 1/6[6]
Holy Trinity Church VicarageChurch Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as Vicarage, bearing Assessment No. 06[6]
Kandurakade Stone InscriptionKandurakadeHanguranketha1 November 1996At Dehitennahena land[9]
Kataragama Devalaya, MorapeMorapeMaswelaKothmale10 April 2009The Morape Sri Kataragam Devale Premises, buildings and other Archaeological remains situated within the limits[11]
Kotagepitiya AmbalamaKotagepitiyaKothmale3 December 2011The Kotagepitiya doss house[7]
Lakshmi Mahal buildingBadulla Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as Lakshimi Mahal, bearing Assessment No. 108[6]
Lalitha buildingWedderburn Road, Nuwara EliyalNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as Lalitha, bearing Assessment No. 09[6]
Lalith Kotelawala's residenceWedderburn Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building belonging to Lalith Kotelawala, bearing Assessment No. 15[4]
Land use office buildingQueen Elizabeth Drive (Badulla Road) Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Land use office building bearing Assessment No. 104[6]
Lihiniyagala ViharaLihiniyagalaHanguranketha1 November 1996Vihara and cave[9]
Loolecondera Tea EstateLoolkanduraMawela-WestDeltota6 June 2008The well, stone seat, and tea kiln used by James Taylor and belonging to the Loolkandura Tea Estate[3]
Lynnthorpe buildingBadulla Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as Lynnthorpe, bearing Assessment No. 1/1[6]
Madanwala Raja Maha ViharaMadanwalaHanguranketha1 November 1996Len Vihara (Cave temple) and Awasa house[9]
National Housing Development Authority comprising officesHospital JunctionNo. 535-F Hawa Eliya WestNuwara Eliya6 February 2009The old buildings of the Explosives Stores of the National Housing Development Authority comprising offices and the Explosives Store at Nuwara-Eliya - Kandapola Road[5]
New Keena HotelBadulla Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as New Keena Hote, bearing Assessment No. 132A[6]
Niyamgamdora Raja Maha Vihara/Pattini DevalayaNiyamgamdoraKothmale3 December 2011The Pattini Devalaya, Aluth Nuwara Devalaya and the old Bodhi Prakaraya situated in the Niyamgamdora Pattini Devala premises and Rajamaha Vihara premises[7]
Nuwara Eliya Post OfficeQueen Elizabeth Drive, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Post office building bearing Assessment No. 50[6]
Nuwara Eliya railway station (closed)Uda-Pussellawa Road, Nuwara EliyaNo. 535-B Nuwara Eliya CentreNuwara Eliya6 February 2009The office buildings of the old Nuwara Eliya Railway Station[5]
Union Church, Nuwara EliyaOld Uda-Pussellawa Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya17 May 2013Multi-denominational church, established in 1906 by Rev. Arthur Paynter[12]
Padiyapelella Old BridgePadiyapelellaWalapane24 July 2009The Bridge built across Belihul Oya[13]
Palace ruins of inner land and the FenceYatihangurankethaHanguranketha1 November 1996[9]
Pattini Devalaya, AtthanakumburaAtthanakumburaHanguranketha1 November 1996[9]
Pattini Devalaya, HangurankethaHangurankethaHanguranketha1 November 1996Devalaya, rampart and Vahalkada[9]
Pattipola rail tunnelNo. 477-PattipolaNuwara Eliya6 February 2009The Pattipola Underground Railway, Track[5]
Pothgul Maliga ViharaUdamaluwaHangurankethaHanguranketha22 October 2010Sangawasa (Dwelling House)[14]
Pothgul PalaceHangurankethaHanguranketha1 November 1996Palace buildings[9]
Prime Minister's LodgeNo's 19-23 Grand Hotel Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as “Prime Minister’s Lodge” bearing Assessment No. 44[15]
Princess BungalowsNo. 14 Wedderburn Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as Princes Guest House,” bearing Assessment No. 14[6]
Pusulpitiya Raja Maha ViharaPusulpitiyaNawangamaKothmaleImage house and other ruins
Queen's CottageGrand Hotel Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Former country residence of Governor of Ceylon building known as Queens Cottage[15]
Ranamune PihillaMawelaMawela-WestKothmale6 June 2008Mawela Ranamune Ambalama and water pipe[3]
Rikillagaskada AmbalamaRikillagaskadaHanguranketha6 June 2008Ambalama[3]
Selwood CottageSt. Andrew’s Drive, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as “Selwood” bearing Assessment No. 160St. Andrew's Drive[4]
Sisters of the Holy Cross Menzingen conventWedderburn Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as Holy Cross Convent, bearing Assessment Nos. 13, 13/1, 13/2[6]
Sluice at Lake GregoryAbayapura Road, Nuwara EliyaNo. 435-B, KalukeleNuwara Eliya6 February 2009The Sluice gate of the Gregory Wewa[5]
SOS Children's Village, Nuwara EliyaA5 Peradeniya-Badulla-Chenkalady (PBC) Highway, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as 'SOS Building' (bearing Assessment No. 340)[4]
Sri Sangaraja Purana viharaDamunumeyaNo. 494-D DeliwelaHanguranketha6 June 2008Drip ledged rock cave[3]
Senior Police Superintendent's OfficeBadulla Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Senior Police Superintendent's Office, bearing Assessment No. 38[6]
St. Margaret's ChurchA7 Avissawella-Nuwara Eliya Highway, KotagalaNo. 475-B, DimbullaNuwara Eliya23 January 200919th-century stone church[16]
Talawakelle railway stationA7 Avissawella-Nuwara Eliya Highway, TalawakelleNo. 475 E TalawakelleNuwara Eliya6 February 2009The office buildings and stores[5]
The Infectious Diseases WardNo. 475-B, DimbullaNuwara Eliya6 February 2009Hospital building[5]
The official residence of the District JudgeNo. 535-G - Hava Eliya NorthNuwara Eliya6 February 2009[5]
The Pattipola Explosives StoresNo. 477-PattipolaNuwara Eliya6 February 2009[5]
Travel Lodge, Nuwara EliyaNo. 130 Badulla Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as Travel Lodge bearing Assessment No. 140[15]
Trevene HotelNo. 17 Park Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Single-storey colonial bungalow known as Trevin bearing Assessment Nos' 31 and 1/31[4]
Unique View buildingNo. 2A/60, Unique View Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as “Unique View” bearing Assessment No. 2[15]
Vatarakgoda StupaWathumullaWalapane8 September 1967Stupa[17]
Villafern buildingWedderburn Road, Nuwara EliyalNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Building known as “Villafern” bearing Assessment No. 24[6]
Vilwala Raja Maha ViharaVilwalaHanguranketha1 November 1996Image house, rock inscription[9]
Walapane Madulla Sri Pathini TempleWalapaneNo. 527-Madulla NorthWalapane6 June 2008[3]
Wataddara Sri Gnanodaya PirivenaWataddaraKothmale17 May 2013Preaching hall (Darmashalawa)[12]
Watermead buildingBadulla Road, Nuwara EliyaNuwara Eliya23 February 2007Two-storey colonial building known as Watermead, bearing Assessment No. 68[6]
Wattaranthenne Purana ViharaPadiyapelellaAmpitigodaHanguranketha12 June 2015Shrine and Chaitya[18]
Wegama ViharaWegamaHanguranketha1 November 1996Image house and stone inscription[9]
Yathuru Gasu Liyadde ViharaMaswelaMaswelaKothmale6 June 2008Buddha shrine, the Dhamma discourse hall and monuments[3]

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