KUMBUKKAN OYA CAVES
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Description
Habitable, drip-ledged caves, some with rock inscriptions of the pre-Christian era (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1974: ?: 1983: 168) are ensconed in what appears to be a karst area in Miocene limestones where … large rock-outcrops of fanstastic shape rise from the flat terrain above the gently flowing waters of the Kumbukkan oya [note 1] that … contrasts with the surf of the sea coast that flanks Kumana to the east (see the –>Kumanu villu caves).Habitable, drip-ledged caves, some with rock inscriptions of the pre-Christian era (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1974: ?: 1983: 168) are ensconed in what appears to be a karst area in Miocene limestones where … large rock-outcrops of fanstastic shape rise from the flat terrain above the gently flowing waters of the Kumbukkan oya [note 1] that … contrasts with the surf of the sea coast that flanks Kumana to the east (see the –>Kumanu villu caves).
Documents
Bibliography 06/01/2018- Ceylon Traveller 1974, 1983.
History
Caves nearby
Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1.9 | KUMANU VILLU CAVES (aa -) | ||
5.9 | Bovattagala Caves | ||
7.4 | KONGALA CAVES | ||
8.3 | ITIKALA CAVE | ||
9.4 | MANDAGALA CAVES | ||
9.4 | KANABISUNGE GALGE | ||
13.5 | KIRIPOKUNAHELA CAVES | ||
13.9 | BAGURE GALGE | ||
14.9 | Bambaragastalawa Caves |