This is a beautiful site, revered for being the place where the king was converted to Buddhism in 243BC enabling the religion to spread over the whole island. 

The hilltop site is worth the climb, even in 95 degrees. The triple hills you struggle up give you superb views, one hilltop has a modern Buddha which is beautifully carved, another has an impressive dagoba and temple and the other is a climb up stone cut grooves to a meditation rock outcrop.  

Mihintale Buddha

Meditation Rock