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Multi-periodSite Name: Kuruhinna TharaaganduCountry: Maldives
NOTE: This site is 201.392 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Kaashidhoo Island
Latitude: 4.956617N Longitude: 73.462934E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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ilsignorstano visited on 14th Aug 2022 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4
The site is fenced but almost entirely overgrown with weeds and only a small portion is now readable as archeological site. Access is free through a small, short path. No indication available on site, entrance located at the end of one of the village roads.
Source:
Wikipedia page on Kuruhinna Tharaagandu
Bibliography:
Egil Mikkelsen, Archaeological Excavation of a Monastery at Kaashidhoo: Cowrie Shells and Their Buddhist Context in the Maldives (Malé: National Centre for Linguistics and Historical Research, 2000)
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