DIYAINNA CAVE

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

A cave or rock shelter which bears indications of habitation by the Udupiyan variation of Homo Sapiens Balangodensis (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1974: 245; 1983: 247). SITUATION: From Balangoda [note 1], the road [south-east] to Uggal Kaltota [note 2] descends rapidly for twenty miles [32 km] along a ridge of hills that falls away sharply into the plains beyond the Welawe river. In the lower reaches of this ridge are three sets of caves: Those at Budugala, Kuragala and Diyainna. At an elevation of 600 feet [183 m asl] or so on the southern slope of the ridge and below two picturesque waterfalls lies the village of Diyainna [note 2]. Close by is the Diyainna cave … Farther west, along a track that continues from Budugala along the bottom of the ridge, lies the village of –>Handagiriya on the banks of the Katupal oya. In close proximity is the site known as –>Bellan Bendi Pelessa, one of the richest palaeontological sites discovered in this country … (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1974: 245; 1983: 247). CAE POTENTIAL: Other caves or shelters on the Balangoda - Uggalkaltota (Ukgal Kaltota) escarpment / ridge are –>Bambaragala Shelter, –>Budugala Caves, –>Kurugala Cave, –>Lunu Galge and –>Udupiyan Galge.E POTENTIAL: Other caves or shelters on the Balangoda - Uggalkaltota (Ukgal Kaltota) escarpment / ridge are –>Bambaragala Shelter, –>Budugala Caves, –>Kurugala Cave, –>Lunu Galge and –>Udupiyan Galge.