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The Anurādhapura-period Palakkadu Road site in Kiran is split in two by a modern gravel road. It features nineteen surviving 1-meter-tall, roughly dressed stone pillars, which likely formed a 4×7 grid structure before being partially destroyed.

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The Anurādhapura-period Kavetradapathnai Forest Site 2 in Kiran spans 300 square meters. It features two structures with short stone pillars, including 11 upright pillars, and an enigmatic, primitive stone-slab structure believed to predate the Anurādhapura era.

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The Anurādhapura-period Kavethradapathnai site (no. 1) in Kiran features a 25-square-meter rectangular building foundation. Hidden deep in the forest, the ruined structure contains a 5x4 grid of 1-meter-tall stone pillars surrounded by scattered pottery and ancient stone fragments.

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The Anurādhapura-period Muruthtthanai Buddhist site in Kiran features a rock-summit stupa and northern-slope buildings. Plundered by treasure hunters who breached the relic chamber, the ruins still preserve brick paving, stone wall foundations, and scattered pillar bases.

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The Akkuranai Megalithic Burial Site in Kiran is a 1.2-hectare area surrounded by paddy fields. Though plundered by treasure hunters, it features at least six visible graves constructed from irregular stone slabs and numerous ancient pottery fragments.

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