Alugallena

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Little is known about this cave except that it contains a significant amount of ash deposit and therefore may be an important archaeological site (Brooks, Simon James 1995 Mss no 40a -Alu Lena- after one S.A. [sic! probabile qua: Siran U.] Deraniyagala 1995 April personal communication). ETYMOLOGY: Little doubt remains that Alugallena (Internet) is a contraction of -Alugala Lena- (Ash-Rock Cave), which can be boiled down into an even less distinguished Ash Cave (note 1). SITUATION 1: Somewhere in the Knuckles forest range (Internet). SITUATION 2: Brooks (1995 Mss no 40a: Alu Lena) locates Alu Lena in one way or another near but on the other hand approximately one mile [one or two kilometres] from … the Nitre Caves (note 2). CULTURAL HISTORY - human use: At least one Internet website advertises the book titled Trekking in the Knuckles Forest: A guide to Alugallena, Dekinda and Nitre cave nature trails for trekkers … using Alugallena, Dekinda and nitre cave nature trails (note 3).Little is known about this cave except that it contains a significant amount of ash deposit and therefore may be an important archaeological site (Brooks, Simon James 1995 Mss no 40a -Alu Lena- after one S.A. [sic! probabile qua: Siran U.] Deraniyagala 1995 April personal communication). ETYMOLOGY: Little doubt remains that Alugallena (Internet) is a contraction of -Alugala Lena- (Ash-Rock Cave), which can be boiled down into an even less distinguished Ash Cave (note 1). SITUATION 1: Somewhere in the Knuckles forest range (Internet). SITUATION 2: Brooks (1995 Mss no 40a: Alu Lena) locates Alu Lena in one way or another near but on the other hand approximately one mile [one or two kilometres] from … the Nitre Caves (note 2). CULTURAL HISTORY - human use: At least one Internet website advertises the book titled Trekking in the Knuckles Forest: A guide to Alugallena, Dekinda and Nitre cave nature trails for trekkers … using Alugallena, Dekinda and nitre cave nature trails (note 3).