ATTANAGALLA VIHARA CAVE DWELLING

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Cave dwellings … are scattered throughout Sri Lanka … A series of such caves extends -- to mention only those on or near main roads -- as far as Attanagalla vihara (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1974: 249; 1983: 251). SITUATION: Somewhere in the vicinity of Attanagalla (N07°06'43”: E080°07'58” WGS84), a village marked as a place of archaeological and tourist interest on Survey Department (1977: Road Map) about 25 km in a direct line approximately north-east from Colombo city (Fort Railroad Station N06°56'01”: E079°51'01” nima.mil/geonames accessed 16.11.2003).