Meda Maha Nuwara

This village in Udasiyapattuwa, Upper Dumbara, is about 20 miles east of Kandy. The hamlet, though small, is truly historic. In the regions of Vidiya Raja and Sanda Maha Raja, Pitiye Deiyo came to Sri Lanka from Chola. As King of Meda Maha Nuwara, he was called Vidiya. This was a seat of the royal family until Medasiyappattuwa was degraded after Konappu Bandara became King Wimaladharmasuriya I. The son of Vidiya Bandara was Don Juan Dharmapala of Kotte.

The Gale Nuwara, or the city on the rock, says Lawrie, was on the summit of Meda Maha Nuwara Peak, 6 miles distant from Urugala. According to tradition, King Senarath had his palace here. The walls of a rectangular building measuring 60 feet by 30 feet contain about 10 feet square with about 4 feet of water. The North, South and East side of the hill is steep and unscalable. The only accessible side is the west. About 90 yards below its foot and across the narrow ridge is built a wall protected by a wide ditch. About 200 yards blow this again is another ditch.

(Kandy by Prof. Anuradha Seneviratna Central Cultural Fund P:152)

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Palace of Senarath Meda Maha Nuwara

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