Ruwanwella fort
| Ruwanwella fort | |
|---|---|
| Kegalle,Sri Lanka | |
  Ruwanwella fort | |
| Coordinates | 7°02′46″N80°15′15″E/ 7.045984°N 80.254049°E |
| Type | Defencefort |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | Government of Sri Lanka |
| Condition | good |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1817 |
| Built by | British |
Ruwanwella fort(Sinhala:රුවන්වැල්ල බලකොටුවRuwanwælla Balakotuwa;Tamil:உருவான்வெல்லைக் கோட்டை,romanized:Uruvāṉvellaik Kōṭṭai), was initially a fortified base camp erected by thePortuguesein 1590s at Ruwanwella,Kegalle,Sri Lanka.[1][2]It was captured byDutchin 1665, who constructed a wooden fort (Ruanelle)[3]but abandoned it within a few years.[4]In 1817 theBritishbuilt a stone fort on the site with twobastions.[5]
Ruwanwella fort is currently being used as a police station.[6]
References
[edit]- ^Valentijn, François; Arasaratnam, Sinnappah (1978).François Valentijn's Description of Ceylon.Hakluyt Society. p. 146.ISBN978-0-904180-06-0.
- ^Abeyasinghe, Tikiri (1966).Portuguese Rule in Ceylon, 1594–1612.Lake House Investments. p. 28.
- ^"Ruwanwella".Atlas of Mutual Heritage.Retrieved19 November2014.
- ^"Forte de Ruwanwella".Retrieved18 November2014.
- ^Fernando, Kishanie S. (29 August 2005). "Fort of Ruwanwella – A Historic Fort and a Wayside Ambalama".The Daily Mirror.
- ^"Ruwanwella: Colourful history of battles and diplomacy".The Sunday Times.1 July 2012.Retrieved19 November2014.
Further reading
[edit]- Nelson, W. A.; de Silva, Rajpal Kumar (2004).The Dutch Forts of Sri Lanka – The Military Monuments of Ceylon.Sri Lanka Netherlands Association.
External links
[edit]- Ruwanwella(in Dutch)
| Ancient Forts |   | |
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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. | ||
