CULUTTHA, Peddawa (Cave of)
7.816700,80.316700
Description
A cave-shelter under a rock, which is well known in the district around it, but elsewhere even its modern name is not recognised (PARKER 1909: 251-252). SITUATION (PARKER 1909: 251): At a travelling distance of six miles (10 km) from the village of Peddawa (note 1) and at Parana Nuwara, the Old City … on the bank of the Daeduru-oya [note 2], and about a mile [one or two kilometres] from an ancient reservoir at Batalagoda [note 3], near Kurunaegala (note 5). CULTURAL HISTORY - Rock art / epigraphy: Even in the third century A.D. it had lost its first name, and was already ' the Ancient City'. An inscription of this period (see Fig. 153 for facsimile) cut over the entrance to a cave-shelter under a rock at Peddawa, a village six miles away, is as follows: Siddham, Pubaga nakaraka wasike bhojike CulM-taha lene. (Hail! The cave of Culuttha, a headman dwelling at the Ancient City). Incidentally, we may infer from this inscription that there was already in existence another town termed he New City/ that is Alut-Nuwara, at Mahiyangana (PARKER 1909: 252).he New City/ that is Alut-Nuwara, at Mahiyangana (PARKER 1909: 252).
Histoire
Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
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0.0 | YAPAHUWA FORT CAVE TEMPLE | ||
9.4 | NAGALA ROCK (Cave at) | ||
10.4 | KATUWANNAWA ROCK CAVES | ||
13.3 | GALGIRIYAWA NITRE CAVE | ||
13.3 | GALGIRIYAWA 'CAVE DWELLING' | ||
21.6 | SASSERUWA CAVES | ||
26.1 | GALE DEVIYA GALGE, Ranagiriya | ||
27.4 | NISO LENA | ||
27.4 | KUMBURU LENA |