Sitawaka fort

Sitawaka fort
Part of Colombo District
Avissawella, Sri Lanka
Sitawaka fort
Coordinates	6°57′11″N 80°13′28″E / 6.952983°N 80.224367°E / 6.952983; 80.224367
Type	Defence fort
Site information
Condition	Remnant
Site history
Built by	Kingdom of Sitawaka

1690 Map of Sitawaka fort (bottom right corner)

Sitawaka fort (Sinhalese: සීතාවක බලකොටුව), was built by the Sitawaka kingdom in Avissawella, Sri Lanka.^[1] It was adjoined with the palace of king Rajasinha I. The fort had been mounted with cannon on the river bank.^[2]

Sitawaka fort is destroyed along with palace of king and only the ruins can be seen today by the side of the Avissawella – Panawala road.^[3]

References

↑ "Sitawaka". VOC Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
↑ "Mayadunne and Rajasinha I". The Island. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
↑ "Sitawaka: A lost medieval kingdom". Ceylon Today. Retrieved 24 November 2014.

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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