Fort Pyl
| Fort Pyl | |
|---|---|
| Elephant Pass, Sri Lanka | |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Destroyed |
| Site history | |
| Built by | Dutch |
| Materials | Granite Stones |
| Battles/wars | Many |
Fort Pyl or Fort Pass Pyl[1] was a small fort in the Elephant Pass Fort areas, which is narrow part of the Jaffna peninsula. Fort was located linearly with other two fort such as Elephant Pass Fort and Fort Pass Pyl in order to protect Jaffna peninsula from attacks originating in the mainland.[2]
The square-shaped fort built as similar to Elephant Pass Fort and Fort Pyl. It was completely destroyed and nothing found today.[3]
References
- ^ Katiresu, Subramanier (2004). A Hand Book to the Jaffna Penninsula and a Souvenir of the Opening of the Railway to the North. p. 50.
- ^ Swaardecroon, Hendrick. Memoir of Hendrick Swaardecroon. Sophia Pieters. Government Printer, Ceylon. Colombo.
- ^ "Fort Pyl & Fort Beschutter". 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.
External link
| Ancient Forts | _fort.jpg)  | |
|---|---|---|
| Colonial Forts | ||
Less or no contribution/renovation works of Dutch are marked by † symbol under "Portuguese Forts", and others are considered as Dutch forts too. | ||
