List of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Colombo District

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

Monument	Image	Location	Grama Niladhari Division	Divisional Secretary's Division	Registered	Description	Refs
Akarawita Raja Maha Vihara			No. 434 Akarawita	Hanwella		The drip ledged rock caves
Alakeshwara Archaeological Site		Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte		Kotte
House belonging to G. S. Dabaree			Colombo central, East	Colombo		K. B. Cristee Pereira Mawatha
Tunnel at Kotte Ananda Sastralaya		Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte		Kotte
Moat		Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte		Kotte		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 ruins		Nawagamuwa South	No. 470 A/O/Nawagamuwa	Kaduwela		Drip-ledged cave and the two natural caves with pre-historic features in the Eastern Slope of the mountain
Asmandala cave			No. 435 Kahatapitiya	Hanwella
Balapokuna Raja Maha Vihara		Pamankada	Pamankada East	Thimbirigasyaya		Pond
Bans Hall				Thimbirigasyaya		Old house situated in the land called Bans Hall in Bans place
Canal around the old Dutch fort				Hanwella		Parts of the canal
Cargills building				Colombo		No. 40/1, York Street, Colombo 01
Central Kovil, rest hall and road		Kotahena		Colombo		Jinthupitiya road
Christ Church Cemetery		Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia		Ratmalana		Four engraved tombs in the Christian cemetery
Clifan Burg House		Colombo		Colombo		At Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters
Colombo Chartered Bank Building		Colombo		Colombo		Janadipathi Street
Colombo Dutch Museum		Pettah		Colombo
Colombo Methodist Church		Dam Street	Pettah	Colombo
Colombo Port Custom building		Colombo		Colombo		At Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises
Colombo Port Lighthouse		Colombo		Colombo		At Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises
Colombo Port Lighthouse		Colombo		Colombo		At Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises
Colombo Port ruins of rampart		Colombo		Colombo		At Sri Lanka Ports Authority premises
Former General Post Office, Colombo		Colombo		Colombo		17 Janadhipathi Mawatha
Darly Building			Suduwella	Thimbirigasyaya		Building 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 Vihara		Kotahena		Colombo
Delft Gate			Colombo Fort	Colombo		Bristol Street
Dutch store room		Colombo Fort		Colombo		At Sri Lanka Ports Authority land premises
Elihouse water tanks			Elihouse No. 521/3	Modara
Embulgama Raja Maha Vihara			Henpita	Homagama		Two caves with drip-ledges in the Udamaluwa and Awasage in the Pahatha Maluwa
Ethul Kotte rampart and inner moat ruins		Ethul Kotte	No. 521	Nugegoda		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 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 ruins		Ethul Kotte	No. 521	Nugegoda		Rampart and extent of five feet from the 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 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 rampart and 5 feet of land from the rampart internally bounded by Lot No. 90, 85, 84 and 349 and the rampart and an extent of 10 feet from the rampart externally bounded by Lots 87, 86 and 360 depicted in sheet 13 of Kotte Town Survey Plan No. 62 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 rampart and an extent of 10 feet from the 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 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 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 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 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 house			Milagiriya	Thimbirigasyaya		House called 'Fellows Lelah' situated at Asoka Udyanaya
Gaffoor Building		Colombo Fort		Colombo		Main street
Galkissa Samudrasanna Vihara		Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia	No. 546-A Wedikanda	Ratmalana		Buddhist shrine
Giraimbula wooden bridge			No. 435 A Giraimbula	Hanwella		The portions of the bridge
Gotami Vihara		Gothamipura	No. 87 Gotamipura	Thimbirigasyaya		Viharageya with paintings and sculptures
Grand Oriental Hotel		Colombo		Colombo		York street
Hokandara Purana Vihara			Hokandara-North	Kaduwela		The image house and the belfry
Hulftsdorp court complex			Hulftsdorp West and Keselwatta	Colombo		The buildings in which the High Court, District Court and the Commercial Court are being held situated in the Hulftsdorp High Court premises
Jawatta Cemetery		Havelock Town		Thimbirigasyaya		Old stone tomb slabs and the well
Jayasekararama Vihara		Kuppiyawatta		Colombo		Image house, Awasa house and Devalaya
Jubilee Post		Mirihana		Nugegoda		Jubilee Post junction
Kayman's Gate		Dematagoda		Colombo		Dutch bell tower at Kayman's Gate
Koholankanda Forest Hermitage			No. 439 Diddeniya North	Hanwella		The drip ledged cave vihare, the Buddha Bhikkus residence together with the attached drip ledged cave
Koratota Raja Maha Vihara		Koratota		Kaduwela		Caves with drip ledges and Stone inscriptions
Kshetrarama Maha Vihara		Lakshapathiya		Moratuwa		Old Buddha shrine, two storied Seema Malaka, Dwellings
Kuragala rock				Padukka		The natural cave with characteristics of pre-historic human settlements in the Kuragala mountain
Lambrick Hall		Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte		Kotte		The old Lambrick hall building at Sri Jayawardenepura Maha Vidyalaya
Lanka Maccanance Macancy company limited Building		Colombo		Colombo		Lady Bastian Mawatha
Maha Bodhi Vihara, Maligakanda		Maligakanda		Colombo
Maligawatta Muslim Cemetery			Maligawatta	Colombo		The burial place of the person named Hussein Lebbe and the tomb of person called Masthan Mawlana and the octagonal tomb
Maligawatta railway premises		Maligawatta		Colombo		Office Complex, Drivers' old Lounge, Old crane building, Dhāvanāgāra building, 4 of Old water tank and Railway engine weighing building
Maradana railway station store room		Maradana		Colombo		Old store room
National Museum of Colombo		Colombo Municipal boundary		Thimbirigasyaya
Nawagamuwa Raja Maha Viahara		Nawagamuwa		Kaduwela		Old image house, stone pillars, Devalaya, Pattini, Upulvan, Kataragama, Dedimunada Devalayas, Awasa house and courtyard
Obeysekera Walawwa		Rajagiriya		Kotte
Olcott building		Pettah		Colombo		Theosophical Society center
Old Colombo Dutch Hospital			Colombo Fort	Colombo
Old guard cell			Colombo Fort	Colombo		At the intersection of Bank of Ceylon Mawatha and the Janadhipathi Mawatha within the Ceylinco Building car park area
Padanaghara Vihara		Dematagoda		Colombo		Image house, Awasa house and Devalaya
Paramadhamma Niwasa Piriwena			No. 533 B Boralesgamuwa	Kesbewa		Image house and Avasage
Pita Kotte Gal Ambalama			Pitakotte	Kotte		Ambalama
Pita Kotte Raja Maha Vihara			Pitakotte	Kotte		Wahalkada and artifacts
Portland Building		Colombo		Colombo		Sir Baron Jayatilake Mawatha
Pushparama Vihara, Ratmalana			No. 546 B Ratmalana Vihara division	Dehiwala		Image house
Ratmalana Dewala Watta			Ratmalana West	Ratmalana		Dewale house and other antiques
Samadhi Grahaya in Kalandar Sahib Waliyulla Muslim mosque		Maradana town	Panchikawaththa	Colombo		Rate No. 10, First Lane
Sankhapitti Vihara		Kotalawala		Kaduwela		Image house
Seetalena Cave			No. 432	Hanwella		Cave with dripledges known as Seethalena situated in the land called Anwilwatta
Shelk Usman Vali-ulah Darga Mosque alias Davatagaha Mosque		Cinnamon Gardens		Thimbirigasyaya
Siri Perakumba Pirivena		Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte		Kotte
Sri Shylathalarama Vihara, Madapatha			No. 435-A-Madapatha	Kesbewa		Buddhist shrine
Sri Sudharmarama Vihara, Heraliyawala		Heraliyawala		Homagama		Image house, Awasa house and other ruins
Sri Sudharmarama Vihara		Bope	No. 459B, Siyambalawa	Padukka		Shrine within the premises
St. James Building		No. 393, Union Place	Ibbanwala	Colombo		The archaic building identified as “St. James”, belonging to the Young Women's Christian Association
St. Lucia's Cathedral		Kotahena		Colombo
Subodharama Purana Vihara		Karagampitiya	Karagampitiya	Dehiwala		Image house, Sathsathi Mandira, Bana preaching hall, Awasage and relict chamber
Sunetradevi Raja Maha Vihara		Pepiliyana	No. 535 Pepiliyana west	Kesbewa		Image house and Avasage
Jack tree situated in the Hanwella Rest House premises			No. 443 B Hanwella Town	Hanwella
Two seats in the Hanwella Rest House			No. 443 B Hanwella Town	Hanwella
Two drip ledged rock caves			No. 440 Neluwanthuduwa	Hanwella
Two Storied School for the Blind building			Ratmalana town	Ratmalana
Army Recruiting Office building			No. 21 Slave Island	Colombo		At Malay Street, Colombo 2
Thilakaratnarama Purana Vihara		Borella town	Borella South	Thimbirigasyaya		Stupa
Thummodera rock cave			No. 458 East	Padukka		The pre historic Thummodera rock cave situated on the Palhorukanda North slope
Vidyodaya Pirivena, Maligakanda		Maligakanda		Colombo		Image house and Awasa house
Vipashyarama Vihara		Watte gedara		Maharagama		Image house
Walker Sons and Company Building		Colombo		Colombo		Sir Baron Jayatilake Mawatha