Panamure is a village located in the Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka.
The village is significant because it is the site of the last elephant kraal in Sri Lanka,[1] Panamure Eth Gala (පනාමුරේ ඇත්ගාල සහ දිය බුබූල).
The area was part of the 40,000 ha (99,000 acres) virgin forest belonging to Sir Francis Molamure and the kraal was built around a natural water spring, “Diya Bubula”.
After numerous attempts to noose the bull elephant the hunters decided to shoot and kill it.
[2] There are a number of other historical places around the village apart from Panamure Eth Gala including Maduwanwela Walawwa, Kawanthissa Rajamaha Viharaya, and Walalgoda Tampita Raja Maha Viharaya.