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Fort Pyl
Elephant Pass, Sri Lanka
Fort Pyl is located in Sri Lanka
Fort Pyl
Fort Pyl
Coordinates9°35′21″N 80°26′40″E / 9.589170°N 80.444578°E / 9.589170; 80.444578
TypeDefence fort
Site information
ConditionDestroyed
Site history
Built byDutch
MaterialsGranite Stones
Battles/warsMany

Fort Pyl or Fort Pass Pyl[1] (Template:Lang-ta) was a small fort in the Elephant Pass Fort areas, which is narrow part of the Jaffna peninsula. The fort was located in line with two other forts, Elephant Pass fort and Fort Beschutter, in order to protect Jaffna peninsula from attacks originating from the mainland.[2]

The square-shaped fort built as similar to Elephant Pass fort and Fort Beschutter. It was destroyed and no evidence of the fort is visible today.[3]

References

  1. ^ Katiresu, Subramanier (2004). A Hand Book to the Jaffna Peninsula and a Souvenir of the Opening of the Railway to the North. p. 50.
  2. ^ Swaardecroon, Hendrick. Memoir of Hendrick Swaardecroon. Sophia Pieters. Government Printer, Ceylon. Colombo.
  3. ^ "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.
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