Ruwanwella fort (Sinhala: රුවන්වැල්ල බලකොටුවRuwanwælla Balakotuwa; Tamil: உருவான்வெல்லைக் கோட்டை, romanized: Uruvāṉvellaik Kōṭṭai), was initially a fortified base camp erected by the Portuguese in 1590s at Ruwanwella, Kegalle, Sri Lanka.[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 currently being used as a police station.[6]
References
^Valentijn, François; Arasaratnam, Sinnappah (1978). François Valentijn's Description of Ceylon. Hakluyt Society. p. 146. ISBN978-0-904180-06-0.
^Abeyasinghe, Tikiri (1966). Portuguese Rule in Ceylon, 1594–1612. Lake House Investments. p. 28.
^"Ruwanwella". Atlas of Mutual Heritage. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
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