Katuwana Fort is an inland Dutch fort situated in Katuwana town. It was under the control of the British during the period between 1796 and 1805.
Katuwana Dutch Fort K atuwana Fort (Sinhala: කටුවන ඕලන්ද බලකොටුව; Tamil: கட்டுவனைக் கோட்டை) is an inland Dutch fort situated in Katuwana town in Hambantota District, Sri Lanka. History The area where the present fort is situated is said to have been used by King Vijayabahu I (1055-1110 A.D.) as a security zone during the Polonnaruwa Period . However, solid evidence about the existence of fortifications at Katuwana before the period of the Dutch (Dutch Ceylon: 1658-1796 A.D.) is absent (Jayasena, 2006). The Dutch built the fort at Katuwana to provide security to the route that stretched between Kandy and Matara and to render protection to the commercial activities they were undertaking. Before the Dutch After Prince Dharmapala (1550-1597 A.D.), the Kingdom of Kotte fell into the hands of the Portuguese (Portuguese Ceylon: 1597-1658 A.D.) and the Sinhalese crown went to the king of Kandy (Jayasena, 2006). King Vimaladharmasuriya I (1592-1604 A.D.) of Kandy sent an army south to claim the former kingdom but the …
