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Prehistoric dolmen in Padavigampola-BY MAHIL WIJESINGHE The dolmen at Padavigampola and Ven. Alapitiye Pannasara Thera Source:Sundayobserver A hamlet in the heart of rural Rambukkana, surrounded by paddy fields and huts, flanked by low hills and rivulets, little known to the outside world, and taken for granted by the locals – Padavigampola, at first glance, may seem like an ordinary hamlet, displaying no visible sign of being an important centre on the historical and cultural map of Sri Lanka. I felt it was worth making a trip to this unusual and obscure place. As we neared Padavigampola, close to the Padavigampola School which can be reached by travelling about 1.5 kms from Dehen Pauwa junction, itself four kms on the Rambukkana-Walgama road, I realised that it was not really a road less known or travelled. Padavigampola is famous for its ancient tomb-like rock structure or dolmen, belonging to the Stone Age. ...