Kayts Island Fort
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| Kayts Island Fort | |
|---|---|
| Kayts,Sri Lanka | |
 Ruins of Kayts Island Fort | |
  Kayts Island Fort | |
| Coordinates | 9°42′03″N79°51′07″E/ 9.700808°N 79.852035°E |
| Type | Defencefort |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Ruins |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1629 |
| Built by | Portuguese |
| Materials | GraniteStonesand coral |
TheKayts Island Fort(Tamil:ஊர்காவற்றுறைக் கோட்டை,romanized:Ūrkāvaṟṟuṟaik Kōṭṭai;Sinhala:කයිට්ස් දූපත් බලකොටුවKayits Dupath Balakotuwa) was built by thePortuguesein 1629 and was abandoned in 1651. In the late 1600s, Dutch controlled the fort when they took over theKaytsisland.[1]During the Dutch rule, it was not normal to undergo restoration like the former forts of Portugal.[2]
The horseshoe shaped fort with four circular bastions was built to protectJaffna Peninsulalike other Portuguese forts in the peninsula. There was one of the primary commercial ports called “Urundai”beside the fort.[1]Therefore, the fort was known as “Urundai Fort”.The Tamil word “Urundai”literally means sphere or round-shape.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"Kayts Island Fort".Retrieved8 November2014.
- ^"Dutch and Portuguese remains in Sri Lanka".Retrieved8 November2014.
- ^The Great Lifco Dictionary: English-English-Tamil.Little Flower Co. 2001. p. 1447.ISBN8187130008.
- Nelson, W. A.; de Silva, R. K. (2004).The Dutch Forts of Sri Lanka – The Military Monuments of Ceylon.Sri Lanka Netherlands Association.
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| Colonial Forts | ||
Less or no contribution/renovation works of Dutch are marked by†symbol under "Portuguese Forts", and others are considered as Dutch forts too. | ||
