The Department of Archeology says that the ruins of an old tunnel were found during an emergency excavation in Chillaw.James Street.
It was found when a group of employees of the Water Supply and Drainage Board has done an emergency excavation for a maintenance purpose.
It is reported that a part of a brick wall said to have been used for the tunnel is also clearly observed at the excavation site.
The building that houses the current Chillaw. District Court was used as a prison cell during the Dutch era and the residents of the area suspect that this tunnel may have a connection with it.
Archeology officials do not reject that opinion either. Parts of such a tunnel have been found before, but no drilling has been done in connection with it.