Churches - Sri Lanka
157 documented abandoned churches have been mapped by the Urbexology community across Sri Lanka, with the highest concentration around Anuradhapura (22), Polonnaruwa (22), Dambulla (13). Each location below links to its own page with coordinates, photos where available, and access notes.
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- Achchuveli Dutch Church (Valvedditturai)
- Aloka Rajamaha Viharaya (Ampara)
- Ambareli Tampita Rajamaha Viharaya (Dambulla)
- Anandakulama Tissa Forest Hermitage (Trincomalee)
- Ancient Buddhist Stupa (Kandy)
- Ancient Image House, Pemaduwa Temple (Anuradhapura)
- Ancient Pond at Nelliady Muthukumara Swamy Kovil (Point Pedro)
- Ancient Stupa (Polonnaruwa)
- Ancient Well (Anuradhapura)
- Angurukaramulla Temple (Bodhirajaramaya) (Negombo)
- Archaeological Site - Ancient Buddhist Temple Ruins (Tangalla)
- Asanagaraya Ruins near Yatala Stupa (Tangalla)
- Atadageya (Polonnaruwa)
- Bodhi Tree Shrine ( බෝධිඝර ) (Dambulla)
- Bodhimaluwa Rajamaha Viharaya (Tangalla)
- Budugallena Forest Monastery - බුදුගල්ලෙන ආරණ්ය සේනාසනය. (Monaragala)
- Chapter House (Polonnaruwa)
- Chilaw Old Survey Tower (Chilaw)
- Congregation Hall (සභා ශාලාව) (Dambulla)
- Council Chamber (Polonnaruwa)
- Dakkhina Stupa - Anuradhapura (Anuradhapura)
- Dakkhinagiri Stupa (Sigiriya)
- Daluggala Archaeological Ruins - Buddhist Stupa (Padaviya Divisional Secretariat)
- Dambulla Somawathi Stupa (Dambulla)
- Dambulla Somawathiya - Bodhighrya (Dambulla)
- Deep Well of Mahapali Alms Hall (Anuradhapura)
- Deliwala Kota Vehera Temple (Kurunegala)
- Demala Maha Seya (Polonnaruwa)
- Depanama Sri Ganegoda Devalaya (Maharagama)
- Devagiri Rajamaha viharaya (Anuradhapura)
- Dewagiriya Raja Maha Viharaya Temple, දේවගිරිය රජ මහා විහාරය (Polonnaruwa)
- Dutch Church Ruins (Jaffna)
- Dutch Church | Kruys Kerk (Jaffna)
- Erupothana Ancient Buddhist Cave Monastery (Vavuniya)
- Erupothana Ancient Buddhist Temple Ruins (Vavuniya)
- Galmaduwa Purana Raja Maha Viharaya (Ampara)
- Galpokuna Raja Maha Viharaya (Trincomalee)
- Ganegodella Rajamaha Viharaya (Bentota)
- Gedige (Anuradhapura)
- Girambe Temple (Kandy)
- Gurugoda Archaeological Reserve. (Dambulla)
- Habassa Ancient Temple | හබැස්ස රජමහ විහාරය (Monaragala)
- Hambegamuwa Muthumala Dageba (Haputale)
- Handagala Kanda Ancient Cave Temple (Vavuniya)
- Happoruwa Rajamaha Viharaya (Monaragala)
- Haththikuchchi Raja Maha Vihara (Anuradhapura)
- Historical Sanghamitta Bodhi Tree - Parali (Jaffna)
- Ihawa Temple (Monaragala)
- Kaludiya Pokuna Aranya Temple (Sigiriya)
- Kaludiya Pokuna Archaeological Site (Sigiriya)
- Kaludiya Pokuna Archeological Office (Sigiriya)
- Kanabisawaramaya Ancient Temple (Haputale)
- Kandanketiya Ancient Temple (Wattegama)
- Kandarmadam (Jaffna)
- Kande Medagama Nikasala Nuwara RajaMaha Viharaya (Kuliyapitiya)
- Kanniya Hot Water Springs & Buddhist Ruins (Trincomalee)
- Katugahagalge ancient cave temple (Monaragala)
- Keththaramaya Temple and Archaeological Ruins (Dambulla)
- Kiripokunahela Monastic Ruins | කිරිපොකුණහෙල පුරාණ විහාරය (Wattegama)
- Kok-ebe. කොක්-එබේ පුරාවිද්යා ක්ෂේත්රය (Anuradhapura)
- Kotawehera Ancient Temple | කොටවෙහෙර රජමහ විහාරය (Wattegama)
- Kuda Gal Viharaya (Polonnaruwa)
- Lankatilaka Temple (Polonnaruwa)
- Lunukadawella Rajamaha Viharaya (Kurunegala)
- Mahadivulwewa Ancient Temple – මහදිවුල්වැව පුරාණ විහාරය (Sigiriya)
- Mahanethpa Mula (Anuradhapura)
- Mahapali Refectory (Anuradhapura)
- Main Refectory of Abayagiri Monastery - අභයගිරි ප්රධාන දාන ශාලාව (Anuradhapura)
- Maluweyaya Buddhist Temple Archaeological Ruins (Dambulla)
- Malwariyakema Monastic Ruins (Wattegama)
- Masthota Pirivena | මාස්තොට පිරිවෙන (Anuradhapura)
- Mayuragiriya Ancient Temple (Monaragala)
- Medirigiriya Vatadageya (මැදිරිගිරිය වටදාගෙය) (Polonnaruwa)
- Menikdena ancient dagaba (Dambulla)
- Mihindu Stupa මිහිඳු සෑය (Ampara)
- Mugunumal Rajamaha Viharaya (Monaragala)
- Muthugala cave temple (Polonnaruwa)
- Nadigamvila Monastery (Tangalla)
- Nagalakanda Forest Monastery (Polonnaruwa)
- Nagaraja Temple (Anuradhapura)
- Nagolla Aramaya (Gonmottawa Kanda Aranya) | නාගොල්ල ආරාමය (Dambulla)
- Naipena Vihara (Shiva Devale No 5) (Polonnaruwa)
- Nalanda Gedige Museum (Dambulla)
- Namal Pokuna Temple Ruins/ නාමල් පොකුණ (Polonnaruwa)
- Nathagane Archeological Site (Kurunegala)
- Nelugala green temple (නෙලුගල පියංගල්ල රාජ මහා විහාරය) (Polonnaruwa)
- Northern Gate and the Main Street - 55 (Polonnaruwa)
- Open Air Museum - Temple of the Tooth (Kandy)
- Orukemgala Viharaya Ruins (Tangalla)
- Ovagiriya (Ampara)
- Padiyadora Temple (Ampara)
- Panduwasnuware Palace (Kuliyapitiya)
- Pannathgoda Rajamaha Viharaya (Ampara)
- Periya Ulukkulama 60 Acres Ancient Buddhist Stupa (Vavuniya)
- Pohoyageya (Polonnaruwa)
- Prachinathissa Pabbatha (Anuradhapura)
- Prasadha Stupa | ප්රාසාද ස්තූපය (Anuradhapura)
- Punchi Mihinthale පුංචි මිහින්තලය (Haputale)
- Purana Bomalu Viharaya Udathalawinna (Kandy)
- R.D.S Building (Batticaloa)
- Ranmaduwa Rajamaha Viharaya | රුවන්මඩුව රජමහ විහාරය (Padaviya Divisional Secretariat)
- Ransegoda Purana Rajamaha Viharaya (Matara)
- Rathkarauwa Archaeological site (Kurunegala)
- Rice Canoe (Anuradhapura)
- Ridikanda Rajamaha Viharaya | රිදීකන්ද රජමහා විහාරය (Padaviya Divisional Secretariat)
- Ritigahawatta Purana Rajamaha Viharaya (Monaragala)
- Ruined Stupa - Velgam Rajamaha Vihara (Trincomalee)
- Ruins Boodigaraya of Pidurangala Temple (Sigiriya)
- Ruins of Ancient Sacred Pagoda (Ampara)
- Ruins of Bathiyagiri Raja Maha Vihara(Mahamevnawa Bhathiyagiri Forest Monastery) (Padaviya Divisional Secretariat)
- Ruins of Myliddy Portuguese Church (Valvedditturai)
- Ruins of a temple (චෛතියක නටබුන් ) (Kurunegala)
- Ruins of an ancient Dagoba at Sastraweli (Wattegama)
- Samadhi Buddha Statue තන්තිරිමලේ - බුද්ධ ප්රතිමාව (Vavuniya)
- Samalankulam Hindu Temple (Vavuniya)
- Sat Mahal Prasadaya (Polonnaruwa)
- Sath Paththini Devalaya | සත් පත්තිනි දේවාලය (Dambulla)
- Seethakanda Ancient Monastery at Monaragala (Monaragala)
- Shiva Devale (Polonnaruwa)
- Siri Maha Bodhiya - Padiyadora (පදියදොර) (Ampara)
- Siyambalagune Rajamha Viharaya (Haputale)
- Sri Amara Rakkhitha Viharaya (Hikkaduwa)
- Sri Bodhimalu Purana Viharaya - Medawachchiya (Anuradhapura)
- Sri Gangathilaka Raja Maha Viharaya(කළගෙඩිආර පන්සල) (Tangalla)
- Sri Nagala Rajamaha Viharaya - Nikawewa (Dambulla)
- Sri Ram Temple (Ruins) | පුරාණ උත්පලවණ්ණ (රාම දේවාලය) නටඹුන් (Matara)
- Sri Wiwekaaramaya (Polonnaruwa)
- Suduhumpola Rajamaha Viharaya (Kandy)
- Thapassara Ancient cave temple (Trincomalee)
- The Alms Hall (දානශාලාව) (Anuradhapura)
- Tholuvila Monastery තොලුවිල බෞද්ධ විහාරාරාම සංකීර්ණය (Anuradhapura)
- VADDAKKANDAL OLD JUMMAH MOSQUE (Vavuniya)
- Veherakanda Archaeological Site (Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte)
- Veherakanda Archeological Site (Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte)
- Vejayanta Pasada,King parakramabahu (Polonnaruwa)
- Velgam Vehera Buddhist Temple | වෙල්ගම් වෙහෙර (Trincomalee)
- Weboda Purana Gallen Rajamaha Viharaya (Gampaha)
- Weherabendigala Ancient Temple Ruins (Polonnaruwa)
- Western Entrance of the Sacred Quadrangle (Polonnaruwa)
- Western Monastery Complex - I (Anuradhapura)
- Western Monastery Complex - K (Anuradhapura)
- Yahangala Archaeological Ruins (Tangalla)
- Yatipasgamuwa Ancient Temple Ruins (Haputale)
- Yatiyana Walwwa (Matara)
- veheragala Temple (Kurunegala)
- அந்தோனியார் கோயில் (Kilinochchi)
- சமளங்குளம் கல்லுமலை விநாயகர் ஆலயம் || Samalankulam Kallumalai Vinajagar Temple (Vavuniya)
- புராதன சிவன் கோவில், Ancient Shiva Temple (Padaviya Divisional Secretariat)
- කඳුරුගොඩ බෞද්ධ විහාර නටඹුන්~Kadurugoda Buddhist Temple Ruins (Jaffna)
- කැඩපත් පවුර (Mirror Wall) (Sigiriya)
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