Kimbula Ketu Gala in Wilpattu holds ruins of a demolished stupa, brick fragments, tools from Palaeolithic–Mesolithic eras, and two rock pools.
Kimbula Ketu Gala (Wilpattu National Park) Not to be confused with Kimbula Gala (Erupotana) K imbula Ketu Gala (Sinhala: විල්පත්තු කිඹුල කෙටූ ගල නටඹුන්) is a site with archaeological value located within the woods of Wilpattu National Park in Anuradhapura District, Sri Lanka. The site can be reached by travelling on the road from Maradanmaduwa to Ikirigollewa Tank. According to the IUCN report published in 2006, the traces of the ruins of a Stupa are found on the Kimbula Ketu Gala rock (Goonatilake, 2006; IUCN, 2006). Although it had been completely demolished, several brick fragments of this Stupa are still found in the forest at the foot of the rock (Goonatilake, 2006; IUCN, 2006). The report further mentions that some upper Palaeolithic chert tools and mesolithic quartz tools were found among the ruins of this destroyed structure (Goonatilake, 2006; IUCN, 2006). You may want to read this post: Archeological Sites Discovered in Wilpattu National Park Beside the remnants of bricks, tiles, and stones, which may belong to the ruined …
