Haldummulla fort

Haldummulla Fort
Badulla, Sri Lanka
Haldummulla Fort
Coordinates	6°45′52″N 80°52′58″E / 6.764350°N 80.882657°E / 6.764350; 80.882657
Type	Defence fort
Site information
Condition	Ruins
Site history
Built by	Portuguese

Haldummulla Fort (Sinhalese: හල්දුම්මුල්ල පැරණි බලකොටුව), also known as Katugodalla Fort, was built by the Portuguese in Haldummulla, Badulla. The 17th century fort was completely destroyed except the foundations, which can still be seen today in the forestry hill area. It served as a frontier post and staging post for Colombo. It provided a good view coverage of the surrounding areas.^[1]

References

↑ "Haldummulla Portuguese Fort". Retrieved 17 November 2014.

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Forts of Sri Lanka

Ancient Forts

Colonial Forts

Portuguese Forts	Arandora fort Arippu fort Batticaloa fort Colombo fort Delft Island fort Fort Fredrick Fort Hammenheil Galle fort Haldummulla fort^† Hanwella fort Jaffna fort Kalutara fort Kayts Island fort^† Malwana fort^† Mannar fort Matara fort Menikkadawara fort^† Negombo fort Pooneryn fort Ratnapura Portuguese fort^† Ruwanwella fort

Dutch Forts	Elephant Pass fort Fort Beschutter Fort Ostenburg Fort Pyl Kalpitiya fort Kankesanthurai fort Katuwana fort Koddiyar fort Mullaitivu fort Point Pedro fort Ratnapura Dutch fort Star fort Tangalle fort

British Forts	Fort MacDowall Martello tower

Less or no contribution/renovation works of Dutch are marked by † symbol under "Portuguese Forts", and others are considered as Dutch forts too.

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