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Panamura Kraal
Panamura Kraal is the last elephant kraal of Srilanka owned by Sir Francis Molamure.The kraal is famous for the slaying of Panamura Ath Raja.

History
In 1870 an elephant Kraal was organized by Iddamalgoda Basnayaka Nilame and Ekneligoda Dissawa at Labugama, for the entertainment of The Duke Of Edinburgh who was visiting Ceylon. .Maduwanwela Rate Mahathmaya and J.T. Ellawela went to witness this event. Some time later, in the 1880’s Madwanwela RM. Encouraged by J.T. Ellawela went to Kolonna Korale in search of a suitable place to organize a kraal. The two of them selected the site at Panamure to have a Kraal including the main steam to which the elephants came. There was also a perennial spring to which elephants came; perhaps it contained some minerals that elephants craved for. The stockade was built surrounding the stream and the eternal spring. From then on Kraals were held at this site. Elephant Kraals were held at this site in 1896, 1898, 1902, 1907, 1912, 1914, 1918, 1922, 1924, 1929, 1944 and the last in 1950