Delft Island fort

Delft Island Fort
Neduntheevu, Sri Lanka

Delft Island fort
Delft Island Fort
Coordinates 9°32′27″N 79°40′40″E / 9.540736°N 79.677769°E / 9.540736; 79.677769
Type Defence fort
Site information
Condition Ruins
Site history
Built by Portuguese
Materials Limestone and coral

Delft Island Fort (also known as Neduntheevu fort and "Meekaman / Meegaaman fort"; Tamil: நெடுந்தீவுக் கோட்டை; Sinhalese: ඩෙල්ෆ් බලකොටුව) was built by the Portuguese on the island of Neduntheevu in the Palk Straight in northern Sri Lanka. Later, it was taken over by Dutch, who built a barrack nearby. The island known to the Portuguese as Ilha das Vacas, was renamed by the Dutch as Delft Island.[1][2]

The fort was constructed out of limestone and coral.[3] Though now in ruins, Ralph Henry Bassett describes the fort as a "very strongly fortified fort" in his book Romantic Ceylon: Its History, Legend, and Story.[3]

References

  1. "Delft Island Fort". Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. "Serenity pervades Delft Island". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Scenic beauty and historical significance of Delft Island". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
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