Forts in Sri Lanka

Haldummulla Fort

Haldummulla Fort H aldummulla Fort (Sinhala: හල්දුම්මුල්ල බලකොටුව; Tamil: ஹல்தும்முல்லைக் கோட்டை) is a ruined Portugues fort bui…

Kotugodella Fort K otugodella Fort (Sinhala: කොටුගොඩැල්ල බලකොටුව; Katugodælla Balakotuwa ) is a ruined Portugues fort situated n…

Yapahuwa Archaeological Site (Sinhala: යාපහුව පුරාවිද්‍යා ස්ථානය; Tamil: யாப்பகூவா) is situated in Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka. It is considere…

The old structure popularly known as Keppetipola Fort (Sinhala: කැප්පටිපොල බලකොටුව) is situated in the middle of Keppetipola town near Welimada in …

Ruwanwella Fort (Sinhala: රුවන්වැල්ල බලකොටුව; Tamil: உருவான்வெல்லைக் கோட்டைைை) is an ancient fort situated at the confluence of the Kelani Ganga …

Arippu Fort (Sinhala: අරිප්පු බලකොටුව; Tamil: அரிப்புக் கோட்டை) is a small colonial fort situated in Arippu in Mannar District, Sri Lanka. The fort …

Elephant Pass Fort (Sinhala: අලිමංකඩ බලකොටුව; Tamil: ஆனையிறவுக் கோட்டை) is a small colonial fort situated on the bank of Jaffna Lagoon near Elephan…

Balana Fort (Sinhala: බලන බලකොටුව) is an ancient fort of the Kandyan Kingdom situated on a hill named Balana Kanda near the Alagalla Mountain Rang…

Ratnapura Fort (Sinhala: රත්නපුර ලන්දේසි බලකොටුව; Tamil: இரத்தினபுரி இடச்சுக் கோட்டை) is a Dutch fort situated on a small hillock in the middle of …

Tangalle Fort (Sinhala: තංගල්ල බලකොටුව; Tamil: தங்காலைக் கோட்டை) is a small Dutch fort situated near the Christ Church in Tangalle in Hambantota Di…

Galle Fort (Sinhala: ගාලු කොටුව; Tamil: காலிக் கோட்டை) is an ancient fort in Galle, Sri Lanka. In 1988, it was inscribed as a World Heritage Site b…

Menikkadawara Fort (Sinhala: මැනික්කඩවර බලකොටුව; Tamil: மெனிக்கடவரைக் கோட்டைை) is an ancient fort situated in Menikkadawara village in Kegalle Dist…

Mullaitivu Fort M ullaitivu Fort (Sinhala: මුලතිවු බලකොටුව; Tamil: முல்லைத்தீவுக் கோட்டை) is an old Dutch fort in Mullaitivu Dis…

Beligala (Sinhala: බෙලිගල) is a small mountain with the ruins of an ancient fortress situated in Beligala village near Beligala Raja Maha Viharaya…

The Matara Fort (Sinhala: මාතර බලකොටුව; Tamil: மாத்தறைக் கோட்டை) is an ancient fort situated in Matara District, Sri Lanka. It has been erected on…

The Star Fort or Redoubt van Eck (Sinhala: මාතර තාරකා කොටුව; Tamil: விண்மீன் கோட்டை) is a Dutch fort situated in Matara District, Sri Lanka. Buil…