History
The history of the Batticaloa fort runs back to the 17th century. The fort was built by the Portuguese in 1628 (Mandawala, 2012). It was captured by the Dutch on 18 May 1638 (Mandawala, 2012). However, with the advent of the British, the fort was lost to the
Dutch.
The site
The fort has been built near the Batticaloa lagoon. It is nearly square in shape with four bastions on each corner. Two sides of the fort are surrounded by the Batticaloa lagoon and the other two are surrounded by a canal. It is still in a good state of preservation and some government buildings are located inside the fort. The Portuguese had another small fort at Tanavare near Batticaloa but no remains of that fort are found today (Mandawala, 2012). A Buddhist Stupa of the 1st century A.D. is said to be found inside the present fort (Mandawala, 2012).
Attribution
References
1) Mandawala, P.B., 2012. Sri Lanka: Defending the military heritage;
legal, administrative and financial challenges. Defending the military
heritage; legal, financial and administrative issues. Reports from the
Seminar 16 – 17 May, 2011, in Karlskrona, Sweden, organised by ICOMOS
International Scientific Committee for Legal, Financial and
Administrative Issues (ICLAFI) and the Swedish Fortifications Agency of
Sweden. pp.100-101.
Location Map
This page was last updated on 20 December 2020
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