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 (Sinhalese language: රුවන්වැල්ල බලකොටුව), was initially a fortified base camp erected by the Portuguese in 1590s at Ruwanwella, Kegalle.[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]

1690 Map of Fort Ruanelle (top right corner)
Ruwanwella fort is cuurently being used as a police station.[6]
References[]
- ↑ Valentijn, François; Arasaratnam, Sinnappah (1978). François Valentijn's Description of Ceylon. Hakluyt Society. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-904180-06-0.
- ↑ Abeyasinghe, Tikiri (1966). Portuguese Rule in Ceylon, 1594–1612. Lake House Investments. p. 28.
- ↑ "Ruwanwella". Atlas of Mutual Heritage. http://www.atlasofmutualheritage.nl/en/Ruwanwella.728p. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ↑ "Forte de Ruwanwella". http://fortalezas.org/?ct=fortaleza&id_fortaleza=1071. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ Fernando, Kishanie S. (29 August 2005). "Fort of Ruwanwella – A Historic Fort and a Wayside Ambalama".
- ↑ "Ruwanwella: Colourful history of battles and diplomacy". 1 July 2012. http://www.sundaytimes.lk/120701/plus/ruwanwella-colourful-history-of-battles-and-diplomacy-4640.html. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
Further reading[]
- Nelson, W. A.; de Silva, Rajpal Kumar (2004). The Dutch Forts of Sri Lanka – The Military Monuments of Ceylon. Sri Lanka Netherlands Association.
External links[]
- Ruwanwella (Dutch)
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