Pooneryn Fort (Tamil: பூநகரிக் கோட்டை, romanized: Pūnakarik Kōṭṭai; Sinhala: පූනරීන් බලකොටුව Punarin Balakotuwa) is located in Pooneryn, adjacent to the Jaffna Peninsula. It was built by the Portuguese to protect their possessions in Jaffna. The fort was captured by the Dutch in 1658, and subsequently by the British in 1796.[1]
| Pooneryn fort | |
|---|---|
| Part of Kilinochchi District | |
| Pooneryn, Sri Lanka | |
 Pooneryn fort | |
  Pooneryn fort | |
| Coordinates | 9°30′12″N 80°12′44″E / 9.503370°N 80.212141°E |
| Type | Defence fort |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Badly damaged |
| Site history | |
| Built by | Portuguese and Dutch |
| Materials | Granite Stones and bricks |
During Dutch possession, the square-shaped fort had two bastions. In 1805, British built a rest house at the fort. The fort was under the control of Sri Lankan Army and LTTE during the civil war but is now fully accessible to the public. The remains of the fort however are currently in a poor state of repair.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Pooneryn fort". Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Pooneryn Fort". Retrieved 15 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.