Batticaloa Fort
The Fort in Batticaloa lies on a one of the many small islands of Batticaloa
in the east coast of Sri Lanka. It wa built by the Portuguese in 1628
after a Dutch fleet landed in Batticaloa in 1902 to visit the then King
of Kandy to win foot hold of the country. This infuriated the Portuguese
who had a firm holding in the Island and built a small fort 1628. It
was captured by the Dutch in 1638 when King Rajasinghe of the
Kandyan Kingdom requested them to banish the Portuguese from the
country. The fort changed hands again in 1772 after it was surrendered
to British.
The fort is a structure of four bastions and protected by the sea from
2 sides and with a moat from the other 2 sides. The fort has important
ancient religious significance because of a Buddhist stupa and Chatra
dating back to 1st centaury BC from the Ruhuna kingdom of King Kavantissa.
Map
Created :January 3, 2010
Updated :
January 3, 2010
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