List of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Colombo District


This is a list of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Colombo District, Sri Lanka.
MonumentImageLocationGrama
Niladhari
Division		Divisional
Secretary's
Division		RegisteredDescriptionRefs
Akarawita Raja Maha ViharaNo. 434 AkarawitaHanwellaThe drip ledged rock caves
Alakeshwara Archaeological SiteSri Jayawardenepura KotteKotte
Ancient house belonging to Mr. G. S. Dabaree bearing Assessment No. 184Colombo central, EastColomboK. B. Cristee Pereira Mawatha
Ancient Tunnel at Kotte Ananda SastralayaSri Jayawardenepura KotteKotte
Ancient moatSri Jayawardenepura KotteKotteAncient 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
Andudola Kanda Archaeological ruinsNawagamuwa SouthNo. 470 A/O/NawagamuwaKaduwelaDrip-ledged cave and the two natural caves with pre-historic features in the Eastern Slope of the mountain
Asmandala caveNo. 435 KahatapitiyaHanwella
Balapokuna Raja Maha ViharaPamankadaPamankada EastThimbirigasyayaThe ancient pond
Bans HallThimbirigasyayaOld house situated in the land called Bans Hall in Bans place
Canal around the old Dutch fortHanwellaParts of the ancient water canal
Cargills buildingColomboNo. 40/1, York Street, Colombo 01
Central Kovil, rest hall and roadKotahenaColomboJinthupitiya road
Christ Church CemeteryDehiwala-Mount LaviniaRatmalanaThe ancient four tombs engravings in the Christian cemetery
Clifan Burg HouseColomboColomboAt Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters
Colombo Chartered Bank BuildingColomboColomboJanadipathi Street
Colombo Dutch MuseumPettahColombo
Colombo Methodist ChurchDam StreetPettah Colombo
Colombo Port Custom buildingColomboColomboAt Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises
Colombo Port Lighthouse ColomboColomboAt Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises
Colombo Port Lighthouse ColomboColomboAt Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises
Colombo Port ruins of rampartColomboColomboAt Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises
Former General Post Office, ColomboColomboColombo17 Janadhipathi Mawatha
Darly BuildingSuduwellaThimbirigasyayaBuilding 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
Deepaduththarama ViharaKotahenaColombo
Delft GateColombo FortColomboBristol Street
Dutch store roomColombo FortColomboAt Sri Lanka Ports Authority land premises
Elihouse ancient water tanksElihouse No. 521/3Modara
Embulgama Raja Maha ViharaHenpitaHomagamaTwo caves with dripledges in the Udamaluwa and the ancient Awasage in the Pahatha Maluwa
Ethul Kotte rampart and inner moat ruinsEthul KotteNo. 521NugegodaAncient 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
Ethul Kotte rampart ruinsEthul KotteNo. 521Nugegoda
  • 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
Fellows Lelah houseMilagiriyaThimbirigasyayaThe ancient house called “Fellows Lelah” bearing Assessment No. 9 situated at “Asoka Udyanaya”
Gaffoor BuildingColombo FortColomboMain street
Galkissa Samudrasanna ViharaDehiwala-Mount LaviniaNo. 546-A WedikandaRatmalanaThe ancient Buddha shrine
Giraimbula wooden bridgeNo. 435 A GiraimbulaHanwellaThe portions of the bridge
Gotami ViharaGothamipuraNo. 87 GotamipuraThimbirigasyayaViharageya with ancient paintings and sculpture
Grand Oriental HotelColomboColomboYork street
Hokandara Purana ViharaHokandara-NorthKaduwelaThe image house and the belfry
Hulftsdorp court complexHulftsdorp West and KeselwattaColomboThe buildings in which the High Court, District Court and the Commercial Court are being held situated in the Hulftsdorp High Court premises
Jawatta CemeteryHavelock TownThimbirigasyayaOld stone tomb slabs and the well
Jayasekararama ViharaKuppiyawattaColomboAncient image house, Awasa house and Devalaya
Jubilee PostMirihanaNugegodaJubilee Post junction
Kayman's GateDematagodaColomboDutch bell tower at Kayman's Gate
Koholankanda Forest HermitageNo. 439 Diddeniya NorthHanwellaThe drip ledged cave vihare, the Buddha Bhikkus residnece together with the attached drip ledged cave
Koratota Raja Maha ViharaKoratotaKaduwelaCaves with drip ledges and Stone inscriptions
Kshetrarama Maha ViharaLakshapathiyaMoratuwaOld Buddha shrine, two storied Seema Malaka, Dwellings
Kuragala rockPadukkaThe natural cave with characteristics of pre-historic human settlements in the Kuragala mountain
Lambrick HallSri Jayawardenepura KotteKotteThe old Lambrick hall building at Sri Jayawardenepura Maha Vidyalaya
Lanka Maccanance Macancy company limited BuildingColomboColomboLady Bastian Mawatha
Maha Bodhi Vihara, MaligakandaMaligakandaColombo
Maligawatta Muslim CemeteryMaligawattaColomboThe buirial place of the person named Hussein Lebbe and the tomb of person called Masthan Mawlana and the octagonal tomb
Maligawatta railway premisesMaligawattaColomboOffice Complex, Drivers' old Lounge, Old crane building, Dhāvanāgāra building, 4 of Old water tank and Railway engine weighing building
Maradana railway station store roomMaradanaColomboOld store room
National Museum of ColomboColombo Municipal boundaryThimbirigasyaya
Nawagamuwa Raja Maha ViaharaNawagamuwaKaduwelaOld image house, stone pillers, Devalaya, Pattini, Upulvan, Kataragama, Dedimunada Devalayas, Awasa house and ancient court yard
Obeysekera WalawwaRajagiriyaKotte
Olcott buildingPettahColomboTheosophical Society center
Old Colombo Dutch HospitalColombo FortColombo
Old guard cellColombo FortColomboAt the intersection of Bank of Ceylon Mawatha and the Janadhipathi Mawatha within the Ceylinco Building car park area
Padanaghara ViharaDematagodaColomboAncient image house, Awasa house and Devalaya
Paramadhamma Niwasa PiriwenaNo. 533 B BoralesgamuwaKesbewaImage house and ancient Avasage
Pita Kotte Gal AmbalamaPitakotteKotteAncient Ambalama
Pita Kotte Raja Maha ViharaPitakotte KotteThe artifacts and the ancient Wahalkada
Portland BuildingColomboColomboSir Baron Jayatilake Mawatha
Pushparama Vihara, RatmalanaNo. 546 B Ratmalana Vihara divisionDehiwalaAncient image house
Ratmalana Dewala WattaRatmalana WestRatmalanaThe ancient Dewale house and other antiques
Samadhi Grahaya in Kalandar Sahib Waliyulla Muslim mosqueMaradana townPanchikawaththaColomboRate No. 10, First Lane
Sankhapitti ViharaKotalawalaKaduwelaAncient image house
Seetalena CaveNo. 432HanwellaCave with dripledges known as Seethalena situated in the land called Anwilwatta
Shelk Usman Vali-ulah Darga Mosque alias Davatagaha MosqueCinnamon GardensThimbirigasyaya
Siri Perakumba PirivenaSri Jayawardenepura KotteKotte
Sri Shylathalarama Vihara, MadapathaNo. 435-A-MadapathaKesbewaThe ancient Buddha shrine
Sri Sudharmarama Vihara, HeraliyawalaHeraliyawalaHomagamaAncient image house, Awasa house and other ruins
Sri Sudharmarama ViharaBopeNo. 459B, SiyambalawaPadukkaShrine within the premises
St. James BuildingNo. 393, Union PlaceIbbanwalaColomboThe archaic building identified as “St. James”, belonging to the Young Women’s Christian Association
St. Lucia's CathedralKotahenaColombo
Subodharama Purana ViharaKaragampitiyaKaragampitiyaDehiwalaAncient image house, Sathsathi Mandira, Bana preaching hall, Awasage and relict chamber
Sunetradevi Raja Maha ViharaPepiliyanaNo. 535 Pepiliyana westKesbewaAncient image house and Avasage
Ancient jack tree situated in the Hanwella Rest House premisesNo. 443 B Hanwella TownHanwella
Two ancient seats in the Hanwella Rest HouseNo. 443 B Hanwella TownHanwella
Two drip ledged rock caves No. 440 NeluwanthuduwaHanwella
Two Storied School for the Blind buildingRatmalana townRatmalana
Army Recruiting Office buildingNo. 21 Slave IslandColomboAt Malay Street, Colombo 2
Thilakaratnarama Purana ViharaBorella townBorella SouthThimbirigasyayaAncient Stupa
Thummodera rock caveNo. 458 EastPadukkaThe pre historic Thummodera rock cave situated on the Palhorukanda North slope
Vidyodaya Pirivena, MaligakandaMaligakandaColomboAncient image house and Awasa house
Vipashyarama ViharaWatte gedaraMaharagamaAncient image house
Walker Sons and Company BuildingColomboColomboSir Baron Jayatilake Mawatha