Ruwanwella fort | |
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Kegalle, Sri Lanka | |
Coordinates | 7°02′46″N 80°15′15″E / 7.045984°N 80.254049°E |
Type | Defence fort |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Government of Sri Lanka |
Condition | good |
Site history | |
Built | 1817 |
Built by | British |
Ruwanwella fort ( Sinhala: රුවන්වැල්ල බලකොටුව Ruwanwælla Balakotuwa; Tamil: உருவான்வெல்லைக் கோட்டை, romanized: Uruvāṉvellaik Kōṭṭai), was initially a fortified base camp erected by the Portuguese in 1590s at Ruwanwella, Kegalle, Sri Lanka. [1] [2] It was captured by Dutch in 1665, who constructed a wooden fort (Ruanelle) [3] but abandoned it within a few years. [4] In 1817 the British built a stone fort on the site with two bastions. [5]
Ruwanwella fort is currently being used as a police station. [6]
Ruwanwella fort | |
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Kegalle, Sri Lanka | |
Coordinates | 7°02′46″N 80°15′15″E / 7.045984°N 80.254049°E |
Type | Defence fort |
Site information | |
Controlled by | Government of Sri Lanka |
Condition | good |
Site history | |
Built | 1817 |
Built by | British |
Ruwanwella fort ( Sinhala: රුවන්වැල්ල බලකොටුව Ruwanwælla Balakotuwa; Tamil: உருவான்வெல்லைக் கோட்டை, romanized: Uruvāṉvellaik Kōṭṭai), was initially a fortified base camp erected by the Portuguese in 1590s at Ruwanwella, Kegalle, Sri Lanka. [1] [2] It was captured by Dutch in 1665, who constructed a wooden fort (Ruanelle) [3] but abandoned it within a few years. [4] In 1817 the British built a stone fort on the site with two bastions. [5]
Ruwanwella fort is currently being used as a police station. [6]