Oliver Castle
Oliver Castle is a building in Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Western Province which is located on Gregory’s Road. Oliver Castle is situated nearby to the government office High Commission of Bangladesh, Colombo, as well as near the pitch Colombo Cricket Club Ground.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Colombo Cricket Club Ground and Colombo National Museum.
Colombo Cricket Club Ground
Pitch
Photo: PaddyBriggs, Public domain.
Colombo Cricket Club Ground is a multi-purpose stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is currently used mostly for domestic first-class cricket matches and for hosting warm up matches for touring teams. Colombo Cricket Club Ground is situated 200 metres southwest of Oliver Castle.
Colombo National Museum
Museum
The Colombo National Museum, also known as the Sri Lanka National Museum, is a museum in Colombo and the largest in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1877 and maintained by the Department of National Museums, it holds collections of significant importance to Sri Lanka, such as the regalia of the Kandyan monarchs, as well as many other exhibits relating the country's cultural and natural heritage. Colombo National Museum is situated 690 metres west of Oliver Castle.
National Library and Documentation Services Board
Library
National Library and Documentation Services Board is the agency of the government of Sri Lanka which helps maintains all state libraries around the country including the Colombo Library but the management of individual libraries in cities and towns are carried out by the Municipal Council. National Library and Documentation Services Board is situated 380 metres southwest of Oliver Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Slave Island and Nawala.
Slave Island
Village
Slave Island, officially known as Kompagngna Veediya, also known as Kampong Kertel and Kompanna Veediya and formerly known as Javanam Quarters during Dutch rule, is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka, located directly south of the Fort. Slave Island is situated 2½ km northwest of Oliver Castle.
Nawala
Village
Photo: Honeplus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nawala is an up-market residential suburb of Colombo, within the Kotte municipality in the western province of Sri Lanka, and is approximately 6 km south of Colombo City. Nawala is situated 3 km southeast of Oliver Castle.
Rajagiriya
Suburb
Rajagiriya is a part of the Sri Lanka's administrative capital of Sri Jayawardenapura. A fairly large suburb bordering Colombo, Rajagiriya lies between Borella and Ethul Kotte, straddling Parliament Road. Rajagiriya is situated 3 km east of Oliver Castle.
Oliver Castle
- Type: Building
- Address: 6 Gregory’s Road, Colombo 07
- Location: Kurunduwatta1, Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, Colombo District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.9091° or 6° 54′ 33″ northLongitude
79.8671° or 79° 52′ 2″ eastOpen location code
6JRXWV58+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 972657487OpenStreetMap feature
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