Kotugodella fort

Kotugodella Fort (Sinhala: කොටුගොඩැල්ල බලකොටුව), also known as Katugodalla Fort or Katugodælla Balakotuwa, was a Portuguese fort, located near Haldummulla.[1][2] In 1630 the Portuguese, under the command of Constantino de Sá de Noronha attempted to use the ldalgashinna pass to force a way into the Uva.[3][4] The fort was used as a staging post for troops in the attack.

Kotugodella Fort
Haldummulla, Sri Lanka
TypeDefence fort
Site information
ConditionRuins
Site history
Built byPortuguese

The fort is 5 km (3 mi) south of the Idalgashinna railway station, within the Needwood tea plantation. All that remains of the fort are the stone foundations of the semi-circular bastions.

The fort was declared a protected archaeological site in November 2002.[5]

References
  1. Brohier, R. L. (1933). The Golden Age of Military Adventure In Ceylon 1817-1818. Colombo Plate Ltd. p. 24.
  2. Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Ceylon Branch (1955). "Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society". 4–7. Colombo Apothecaries Company: 210. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Pieris, Paulus Edward (1992). Ceylon, the Portuguese era: being a history of the island for the period, 1505-1658. 1. Tisara Prakasakayo Ltd. p. 343.
  4. da Lomba, Affonso Dias (1930). The expedition to Uva made in 1630 by Constantine de Sa de Noronha, Captain-General of Ceylon as narrated by a soldier who took part in the expedition. Translated by Perera, S. G. Richards.
  5. "Gazette". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 1264. 22 November 2002.

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