Walathapitiya Wewa and Archaeological Ruins Walathapitiya Wewa (Sinhala: වලතාපිටිය වැව) is a lake located in Sammanture in Ampara District, Sri Lanka. The site can be reached by travelling 2 km from the Walathapitiya Wewa junction on the Ampara-Sammanture road about 6.5 km from Ampara town. Restored in 1912, the tank is presently incorporated in the Gal Oya Scheme (Arumugam, 1969).
The reservoir
The reservoir is located in the Gal Oya River basin. Except for the drainage from its own catchment area, a channel from Konduwatuwana Reservoir supplies water to the Walathapitiya Reservoir (Arumugam, 1969). The bund of the reservoir is about 1.5 miles long and the water is extending in an area of about 380 acres at its full supply level (Arumugam, 1969). The reservoir has 2 sluices and 3 spills (Arumugam, 1969).
Ruins
Several sites with archaeological evidence have been found around Walathapitiya Lake. One site is located at the spill of the lake where random scatterings of bricks, clay pieces, stone pillar fragments and washed-off…
