Mannar fort

Mannar Fort
Mannar Fort
Mannar, Sri Lanka
	Mannar Fort
Coordinates	8°58′33″N 79°55′01″E / 8.975864°N 79.917013°E
Type	Defence fort
Site information
Open to; the public	Yes
Condition	Good
Site history
Built	1560
Built by	Portuguese and Dutch
Materials	Granite Stones and bricks

Mannar Fort (Tamil: மன்னார்க் கோட்டை, romanized: Maṉṉārk Kōṭṭai; Sinhala: මන්නාරම් බලකොටුව Mannaram Balakotuwa) is located on Mannar Island, Sri Lanka. It was built by Portuguese in 1560 and christened São Jorge.^[1]^[2] The fort fell to the Dutch in 1658, and they rebuilt the fort in 1696. In 1795 the British occupied the fort following the surrender by the Dutch.^[3]^[4]

It is a square-shaped fort with four bastions and is located next to the new bridge that connects the mainland with the Mannar Island.^[5]

The fort is currently occupied by the Department of Archeology.

References

^ Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya, Jean-Pierre Angenot: Uncovering the History of Africans in Asia, BRILL, 2008, p. 16.
^ Boletim do Governo do Estado da India, Imprensa Nacional, 1865, p. 641.
^ "Mannar Fort". 10 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
^ "Lost history of Mannar". Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
^ "A journey to the island of Mannar". Retrieved 11 November 2014.

Nelson, W. A.; de Silva, R. K. (2004). The Dutch Forts of Sri Lanka – The Military Monuments of Ceylon. Sri Lanka Netherlands Association.

[1] Shihan de Silva Jayasuriya, Jean-Pierre Angenot: Uncovering the History of Africans in Asia, BRILL, 2008, p. 16.

[2] Boletim do Governo do Estado da India, Imprensa Nacional, 1865, p. 641.

[3] "Mannar Fort". 10 November 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

[4] "Lost history of Mannar". Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

[5] "A journey to the island of Mannar". Retrieved 11 November 2014.

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