List of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Jaffna District

This is a list of Archaeological Protected Monuments in Jaffna District, Sri Lanka.^[1]

Monument	Image	Location	Grama Niladhari Division	Divisional Secretary's Division	Registered	Description	Refs
Achchuveli Dutch Church		Achchuveli	Achchuveli North	Valikamam East	30 December 2011	Ruins of Dutch Church	[2]
Arumuka Navalar’s house		Aththiyady	Aththiyady	Jaffna	30 December 2011		[2]
Cankilian Thoppu palace entrance		Nallur	Cankilian Thoppu	Nallur	23 February 2007	Entrance to Cankilian Thoppu Palace	[3]
Cankilian Thoppu palace foundation		Nallur	Cankilian Thoppu	Nallur	30 December 2011	Old building foundation	[2]
Chankanai Dutch Church			Chankanai South	Valikamam West	23 February 2007		[3]
Church of the Presentation of the Lord (Myliddy Church)		Myliddy		Valikamam North	16 July 1948		[4]
Dambakola Patuna Sangamiththa Temple		Sammithurai	Mathagal West	Valikamam West	23 February 2007	Sangamiththa monument	[3]
Delft baobab tree		Kavolaiyampalai	Delft East	Delft	22 July 2011		[5]
Delft Island fort (Meegamen Fort)		Sikiriyampallam	Delft Center West	Delft	30 December 2011		[6]
Delft Pigeon House		Gurunagar West	Delft Center	Delft	30 December 2011	Pigeon house and other ruined buildings	[6]
Fort Hammenheil		Kayts West	Kayts	Islands North	23 February 2007		[3]
Indu Sathanam Hall		Neeraviyady	Neeraviyady	Nallur	30 December 2011		[2]
Jaffna Fort		Jaffna	Fort	Jaffna	16 July 1948		[4][7]
Jaffna Hindu College		Jaffna	Neeraviyady	Nallur	30 December 2011	Old building	[2]
Jaffna Kachcheri		Jaffna	Chundikuli North	Jaffna	30 December 2011		[2]
Kadurugoda Vihara		Chunnakam	Kantharodai	Valikamam South	17 May 2013	Kadurugoda settlement	[8]
Kathiresan Temple		Vannarpannai	Vannarpannai	Jaffna	30 December 2011		[2]
Kayts Dutch Church		Kayts West	Kayts	Islands North	23 February 2007		[3]
Kayts Island fort		Kayts		Islands North
Kilnar Hall		Vannarpannai	Vannarpannai	Jaffna	30 December 2011		[2]
Kotteikadu ruins		Kotteikadu	Delft West	Delft	30 December 2011	Ruins of Buddhist stupa	[6]
Kovilan Point Lighthouse		Karaitivu	Karainagar North West	Karainagar	22 July 2011		[5]
Manalkadu Dutch Church			Manalkadu	Vadamarachchi East	30 December 2011		[2]
Mantri Manai (Jaffna Palace ruins)		Nallur	Nallur Rajathani	Nallur	23 February 2007	Ancient Manthri palace	[3]
Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple		Maviddapuram	Maviddapuram South	Valikamam North	30 December 2011		[6]
Muthukumara Swamy Temple		Vathiri	Nelliady East	Vadamarachchi South West	30 December 2011	Old pond, moat, well and other stone ruins	[2]
Nagadeepa Purana Viharaya		Nainativu	Nainativu North	Islands South	23 February 2007	Rock inscription	[3]
Naguleswaram Temple		Keerimalai	Naguleswaram	Valikamam North	30 December 2011	Kovil and old Ambalama	[6]
Navalar Maha Vidyalayam		Vannarpannai	Vannarpannai	Jaffna	30 December 2011	Old building and Kuravar Kovil	[2]
Nilavarai Pond			Navakiri	Valikamam East	23 February 2007	Pond and ancient Buddhist ruins	[3]
Pungudutivu Church		Pungudutivu	Pungudutivu Center North	Islands South	30 December 2011	Church of South India Church	[6]
Queen's Tower (Delft Light House)		Alamavanam	Delft East	Delft	22 July 2011		[5]
Sarapiddy ruins		Sarapiddy	Delft South	Delft	30 December 2011	Water well and other ruins	[6]
Sarapiddy stable		Sarapiddy	Delft South	Delft	17 May 2013	Ancient stable	[8]
St. Anthony's Church		Karampon	Karampon	Islands North	17 May 2013		[8]
St. Anthony's Villa (Bishop's House)		Karampon	Karampon	Islands North	17 May 2013		[8]
St. Francis' Church		Alvai	Alvai North	Vadamarachchi North	30 December 2011		[6]
St. James' Church		Nallur	Nallur Rajathani	Nallur	30 December 2011	Old church	[6]
St. John the Baptist Church		Chundikuli	Chundikuli North	Jaffna	30 December 2011		[6]
St. Martin's Missionary building		Jaffna	Jaffa Town East	Jaffna	17 May 2013		[8]
St. Peter's Church		Mandaitivu	Mandaitivu East/South/West	Islands South	30 December 2011		[2]
St. Thomas' Cathedral (Vaddukoddai Church)		Vaddukoddai	Vaddukoddai South West	Valikamam West	30 December 2011		[6]
Therimudi doss house		Near Pasupatheeswarar Kovil	Point Pedro	Vadamarachchi North	30 December 2011		[2]
Vaitheeswaran Temple		Vannarpannai	Koddady	Jaffna	30 December 2011		[2]
Vedi Arasan Fort		Near Mangaraikarasi Vidyalayam	Delft West	Delft	23 February 2007	Ancient Buddhist ruins	[3]
Veerapattiyar Kovil		Uduppiddy	Uduppiddy South	Vadamarachchi South West	30 December 2011	Stone pillars with Tamil inscription	[2]
Yamuna Eri pond		Jaffna		Nallur	16 July 1948		[4]

Notes

References

External links

• Department of Archaeology, Sri Lanka
• Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs, Sri Lanka