Kadurugoda Viharaya Archaeological Reserve Kadurugoda Viharaya (also known as Kantarodai Archaeological Reserve ) is located in the hamlet of Kantarodai in Chunnakam, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. Ancient settlement
According to Dr Siran Deraniyagala, Kadurugoda human settlement surrounding the Kadurugoda temple is one of the ancient settlements (after Anuradhapura, Tissamaharama, and the hinterland of Mahatittha port in Mannar) discovered so far in Sri Lanka (Deraniyagala, 2007; Dias et al., 2016). Various artefacts unearthed from this site confirm that Kadurugoda was an important urbanized site that existed from the beginning of the proto-historic period. Presently, most of the remaining monuments at the site are Buddhist Stupas built of coral stone (Uduwara & Wijesekara, 1990). History
The history of the Kadurugoda temple is linked by chronicles to the arrival of Ven. Sanghamitta Threi in Sri Lanka (Dias et al., 2016). The temple is also referred to in ' Nampotha ', a book compiled during the 15th century, as Kadur…