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Kotugodella Fort |
Kotugodella Fort (Sinhala: කොටුගොඩැල්ල බලකොටුව; Katugodælla Balakotuwa) is a ruined Portugues fort situated near Ettampitiya town in Badulla District, Sri Lanka. Today, only the stone foundations of of the fort remain.
History
The history of the Kotugodella Fort runs back to the 17th century. In 1630, the Portuguese forces led by Constantino de Sá de Noronha (the 6th and 8th Governor of Portuguese Ceylon) tried to advance into the Uva region through the Idalgashinna Pass and the fort erected by them there served as a base for launching their military campaign.
A Protected Site
The ruins of Portuguese fort at Kotugodella situated in Ettampitiya, in Hali-Ela Divisional Secretary’s Division is an archaeological protected monument, declared by a government gazette notification published on 22 November 2002.
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References
Books, Journal Articles
1) The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. No: 1264. 22 November 2002.
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Attribution
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LankaPradeepa.com extends its gratitude to Malsha M. Ranasinghe for providing the necessary photographs required for this article. All the photos are published here with the permission of the author.