Thennaketiya Watta Ruins (Sinhala: රළුව තැන්නකැටියවත්ත පුරාවිද්යා නටඹුන්) are scattered on a plot of land situated northwest of Bodhimaluwa Purana Viharaya in Raluwa village in Hambantota District, Sri Lanka.
The Ruins
The history related to this site is obscure. The ruins of a few ancient buildings along with the basement of a dilapidated Stupa mound are found there.
A Protected Site
The building ruins with the ancient stone pillars within the precincts called Raluwa Tanketiya Watte situated within the Grama Niladhari Division No. 536 - Raluwa in the Weeraketiya Divisional Secretary Division are archaeological protected monuments, declared by a government gazette notification published on 6 June 2008.
References
1) The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. No: 1553. 6 June 2008. p.523.
Attribution
#) LankaPradeepa.com extends its gratitude to V. M. Vidanapathirana for providing the necessary photographs required for this article. All the photos are published here with the permission of the author.
