Mannar Fort
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Mannar Fort
| Mannar Fort | |
|---|---|
| Mannar, Sri Lanka | |
  Mannar Fort | |
| Coordinates | 8°58?33?N 79°55?01?E / 8.975864°N 79.917013°ECoordinates: 8°58?33?N 79°55?01?E / 8.975864°N 79.917013°E |
| Type | Defence fort |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | Good |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1560 |
| Built by | Portuguese and Dutch |
| Materials | Granite Stones and bricks |
Mannar Fort (Tamil: , romanized: Mark Kai; Sinhala: ? Mannaram Balakotuwa) is located on Mannar Island, Sri Lanka. It was built by Portuguese in 1560. The fort fell to the Dutch in 1658, and they rebuilt the fort in 1696. In 1795 the British occupied the fort following the surrender by the Dutch.[1][2]
It is a square-shaped fort with four bastions and is located next to the new bridge that connects the mainland with the Mannar Island.[3]
The fort is currently occupied by the Department of Archeology.
References
- ^ "Mannar Fort". Retrieved 2014.
- ^ "Lost history of Mannar". Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 2014.
- ^ "A journey to the island of Mannar". Retrieved 2014.
- Nelson, W. A.; de Silva, R. K. (2004). The Dutch Forts of Sri Lanka - The Military Monuments of Ceylon. Sri Lanka Netherlands Association.
This article uses material from the Wikipedia page available here. It is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.
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