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'''Kotugodella Fort''' ({{lang-si|කොටුගොඩැල්ල බලකොටුව}}), also known as '''Katugodalla Fort''' or ''Katugodælla Balakotuwa'', was a Portuguese fort, located near [[Ettampitiya]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Golden Age of Military Adventure In Ceylon 1817-1818|author=Brohier, R. L.|date=1933|publisher=Colombo Plate Ltd.|page=24}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society|volume=4-7|author=Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Ceylon Branch|publisher=Colombo Apothecaries Company|date=1955|page=210}}</ref> In 1630 the [[Portuguese Ceylon|Portuguese]], under the command of [[Constantino de Sá de Noronha]] attempted to use the ldalgashinna pass to force a way into the Uva.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ceylon, the Portuguese era: being a history of the island for the period, 1505-1658|volume=1|author=Pieris, Paulus Edward|publisher=Tisara Prakasakayo Ltd|date=1992|page=343}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=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|author=da Lomba, Affonso Dias|translator=Perera, S. G.|publisher=Richards|date=1930}}</ref> The fort was used as a staging post for troops in the attack.
'''Kotugodella Fort''' ({{lang-si|කොටුගොඩැල්ල බලකොටුව}}), also known as '''Katugodalla Fort''' or ''Katugodælla Balakotuwa'', was a Portuguese fort, located near [[Haldummulla]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Golden Age of Military Adventure In Ceylon 1817-1818|author=Brohier, R. L.|date=1933|publisher=Colombo Plate Ltd.|page=24}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Journal of the Ceylon Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society|volume=4-7|author=Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. Ceylon Branch|publisher=Colombo Apothecaries Company|date=1955|page=210}}</ref> In 1630 the [[Portuguese Ceylon|Portuguese]], under the command of [[Constantino de Sá de Noronha]] attempted to use the ldalgashinna pass to force a way into the Uva.<ref>{{cite book|title=Ceylon, the Portuguese era: being a history of the island for the period, 1505-1658|volume=1|author=Pieris, Paulus Edward|publisher=Tisara Prakasakayo Ltd|date=1992|page=343}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=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|author=da Lomba, Affonso Dias|translator=Perera, S. G.|publisher=Richards|date=1930}}</ref> The fort was used as a staging post for troops in the attack.


The fort is {{convert|5|km|0|abbr=on}} 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 [[bastion]]s.
The fort is {{convert|5|km|0|abbr=on}} 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 [[bastion]]s.
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==See also==
==See also==
*[[Forts in Sri Lanka]]
*[[Forts in Sri Lanka]]
*[[Haldummulla fort]]


{{Forts in Sri Lanka}}
{{Forts in Sri Lanka}}

Latest revision as of 05:02, 10 May 2020

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

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.

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[edit]

  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}}: 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. Vol. 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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