YUDAGANAWA (Cave at)
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Description
An unspecified sacred cave or rock shelter of historical interest (note 1). SITUATION: SURVEY OF SRI LANKA (a.i. before 1984) toposheet -Buttala- indicates Yudanagawa (N06°46': E081°14') about 1 km north along a minor off to the north from a T-junction, which lies on the highway A4 and about half a kilometre west of Buttala (note 2).CULTURAL HISTORY - human use: Both the cave near the ancient site of Yudaganawa and the –>Katugahagalge have historical and religious associations (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1974: 242; 1983: 244).An unspecified sacred cave or rock shelter of historical interest (note 1). SITUATION: SURVEY OF SRI LANKA (a.i. before 1984) toposheet -Buttala- indicates Yudanagawa (N06°46': E081°14') about 1 km north along a minor off to the north from a T-junction, which lies on the highway A4 and about half a kilometre west of Buttala (note 2).CULTURAL HISTORY - human use: Both the cave near the ancient site of Yudaganawa and the –>Katugahagalge have historical and religious associations (CEYLON TRAVELLER 1974: 242; 1983: 244).
Documents
Bibliography 06/01/2018- Ceylon Traveller 1974, 1983; Deraniyagala, Siran Upendra 1980; Sarasin, Fritz 1939.
Histoire
EXPLORATION HISTORY: 1908: Fritz and Paul Sarasin excavated (SARASIN 1939; DERANIYAGALA 1980: 155).
Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
---|---|---|---|
2.6 | MEMINNAHELA GALGE 1 | ||
2.6 | MEMINNAHELA GALGE 2 | ||
5.8 | OKKAMPITIYA CAVE | ||
7.0 | KATUGAHAGALGE | ||
10.3 | KOMARIKAGALAROCK CAVE | ||
11.6 | BUDUGALGE, Okkampitiya | ||
11.8 | Habessa Rock Cave | ||
16.7 | GALABODA KANDE GALGE | ||
16.8 | BAKINIGAHA ULPOTA KANDA (Cave on the) |