Kadurugoda Archaeological Reserve in Jaffna preserves ancient Buddhist stupas and artefacts, revealing early settlement and cultural history.
Kadurugoda Viharaya Archaeological Reserve K adurugoda Viharaya , also known as Kantarodai Archaeological Reserve (Sinhala: කදුරුගොඩ විහාරය) is located in the hamlet of Kantarodai in Chunnakam, Jaffna District, Sri Lanka. History 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). Etymology There are several theories explaining the evolution of the present Tamil name, Kantarodai from the Sinhalese word Kadurugoda . P.E. Pieris points out that the intermediate stage of the name of the Kadurugoda app…
