A site situated in the Jaffna Peninsula  of 60 stupas, parts of Buddha statues, several Kot kerali and Satareskotu and the remains of a Vatadage.  Kantarodai was discovered in 1919. The remains of Arahants are believed to be enshrined here. Tiles found in 1917 and in 1967 are similar  to those found in Anuradhapura and Tissamaharamaya and have been dated to the beginning of the Christian era.

Kantarodai   in Chunnakam has been identified as the Kadurugoda Viharaya in the Nam Pota, a book of  important Buddhist centers in Sri Lanka, compiled in the Kandyan period.