Lellupitiya is a very famous village in the district of Ratnapura, “the Gem pit” of our motherland.
happen anytime.
Contanthinu da Sa, a dreadful war veteran of the Portuguese was
heading the regiment in the fort.
However, before long the Sinhala silently intruded into the area and surrounded the Portuguese fort and set everything for an attack. The attack by the Sinhala army was so powerful that, the Portuguese could not face it. The land around the fortress became a patch of blood stains with the Portuguese all being killed. People began to call this place “Lee helluwa pitiya “ meaning the “blood stained land” Over time the name evolved to be “Lellopitiya.
Dr. Nimal Sedera
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