List of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Jaffna District

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

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Monument Image Location Grama
Niladhari
Division		 Divisional
Secretary's
Division		 Registered Description Refs
Achchuveli Dutch Church Achchuveli Achchuveli North Valikamam East 30 December 2011 Ruins of Dutch Church [2]
Arumuka Navalar’s house Aththiyady Aththiyady Jaffna 30 December 2011 [2]
Cankilian Thoppu Palace entrance Nallur Cankilian Thoppu Nallur 23 February 2007 Entrance to Cankilian Thoppu Palace [3]
Cankilian Thoppu Palace foundation Nallur Cankilian Thoppu Nallur 30 December 2011 Old building foundation [2]
Chankanai Dutch Church Chankanai South Valikamam West 23 February 2007 [3]
Church of the Presentation of the Lord
(Myliddy Church) 		Myliddy Valikamam North 16 July 1948 [4]
Dambakola Patuna Sangamiththa Temple Sammithurai Mathagal West Valikamam West 23 February 2007 Sangamiththa monument [3]
Delft baobab tree Kavolaiyampalai Delft East Delft 22 July 2011 [5]
Delft Island fort (Meegamen Fort) Sikiriyampallam Delft Center West Delft 30 December 2011 [6]
Delft Pigeon House Gurunagar West Delft Center Delft 30 December 2011 Pigeon house and other ruined buildings [6]
Fort Hammenheil Kayts West Kayts Islands North 23 February 2007 [3]
Indu Sathanam Hall Neeraviyady Neeraviyady Nallur 30 December 2011 [2]
Jaffna Fort Jaffna Fort Jaffna 16 July 1948 [4][7]
Jaffna Hindu College Jaffna Neeraviyady Nallur 30 December 2011 Old building [2]
Jaffna Kachcheri Jaffna Chundikuli North Jaffna 30 December 2011 [2]
Jaffna Palace ruins Nallur Nallur Rajathani Nallur 23 February 2007 Ancient Manthri palace [3]
Kadurugoda Vihara Chunnakam Kantharodai Valikamam South 17 May 2013 Kadurugoda settlement [8]
Kathiresan Temple Vannarpannai Vannarpannai Jaffna 30 December 2011 [2]
Kayts Dutch Church Kayts West Kayts Islands North 23 February 2007 [3]
Kayts Island fort Kayts Islands North
Kilnar Hall Vannarpannai Vannarpannai Jaffna 30 December 2011 [2]
Kotteikadu ruins Kotteikadu Delft West Delft 30 December 2011 Ruins of Buddhist stupa [6]
Kovilan Point Lighthouse Karaitivu Karainagar North West Karainagar 22 July 2011 [5]
Manalkadu Dutch Church Manalkadu Vadamarachchi East 30 December 2011 [2]
Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple Maviddapuram Maviddapuram South Valikamam North 30 December 2011 [6]
Muthukumara Swamy Temple Vathiri Nelliady East Vadamarachchi
South West 		30 December 2011 Old pond, moat, well and other stone ruins [2]
Nagadeepa Purana Viharaya Nainativu Nainativu North Islands South 23 February 2007 Rock inscription [3]
Naguleswaram Temple Keerimalai Naguleswaram Valikamam North 30 December 2011 Kovil and old Ambalama [6]
Navalar Maha Vidyalayam Vannarpannai Vannarpannai Jaffna 30 December 2011 Old building and Kuravar Kovil [2]
Nilavarai Pond Navakiri Valikamam East 23 February 2007 Pond and ancient Buddhist ruins [3]
Pungudutivu Church Pungudutivu Pungudutivu Center North Islands South 30 December 2011 Church of South India Church [6]
Queen's Tower
(Delft Light House) 		Alamavanam Delft East Delft 22 July 2011 [5]
Sarapiddy ruins Sarapiddy Delft South Delft 30 December 2011 Water well and other ruins [6]
Sarapiddy stable Sarapiddy Delft South Delft 17 May 2013 Ancient stable [8]
St. Anthony’s Church Karampon Karampon Islands North 17 May 2013 [8]
St. Anthony’s Villa (Bishop’s House) Karampon Karampon Islands North 17 May 2013 [8]
St. Francis' Church Alvai Alvai North Vadamarachchi North 30 December 2011 [6]
St. James' Church Nallur Nallur Rajathani Nallur 30 December 2011 Old church [6]
St. John the Baptist Church Chundikuli Chundikuli North Jaffna 30 December 2011 [6]
St. Martin’s Missionary building Jaffna Jaffa Town East Jaffna 17 May 2013 [8]
St. Peter's Church Mandaitivu Mandaitivu East/South/West Islands South 30 December 2011 [2]
St. Thomas' Cathedral
(Vaddukoddai Church) 		Vaddukoddai Vaddukoddai South West Valikamam West 30 December 2011 [6]
Therimudi doss house Near Pasupatheeswarar
Kovil 		Point Pedro Vadamarachchi North 30 December 2011 [2]
Vannarpannai Sivan Temple Vannarpannai Koddady Jaffna 30 December 2011 [2]
Vedi Arasan Fort Near Mangaraikarasi
Vidyalayam 		Delft West Delft 23 February 2007 Ancient Buddhist ruins [3]
Veerapattiyar Kovil Uduppiddy Uduppiddy South Vadamarachchi
South West 		30 December 2011 Stone pillars with Tamil inscription [2]
Yamuna Eri Pond Jaffna Nallur 16 July 1948 [4]

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 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Gazette 1739 2011, p. 1090.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Gazette 1486 2007, p. 129.
  4. 1 2 3 "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 9886. 16 July 1948.
  5. 1 2 3 Gazette 1716 2011, p. 512.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Gazette 1739 2011, p. 1093.
  7. ↑ "Jaffna Fort". Department of Archaeology (Sri Lanka). Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Gazette 1811 2013, p. 423.

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