Elgin Falls, Waterfall in Ambewela, Sri Lanka.
The 25-meter Elgin Falls descends through multiple tiers of rock formations amid dense tropical vegetation in the Nuwara Eliya district.
The waterfall received its name from Elgin, a town in Scotland, during the period when British colonists established tea plantations in Sri Lanka.
Local residents incorporate the falls and surrounding Mee Tree Jungle into their traditional practices of forest conservation and water resource management.
Visitors can reach Elgin Falls by taking the Peradeniya-Badulla-Chenkaladi Highway and following the Radella Shortcut Road for approximately 28 kilometers from Kandy.
The waterfall sits at an elevation of 1500 meters, where it feeds into the Dambagastalawa River before joining the larger Mahaweli River system.
Location: Ambewela
GPS coordinates: 6.86667,80.76667
Latest update: March 26, 2025 08:47
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