Fort Pyl (Sinhala: පෙයිල් බලකොටුව Peyil Balakotuwa) or Fort Pass Pyl[1] (Tamil: பைல் கடவைக் கோட்டை, romanized: Pail Kaṭavaik Kōṭṭai; Sinhala: පෙයිල් පාස් බලකොටුව Peyil Pas Balakotuwa) 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]
| Fort Pyl | |
|---|---|
| Elephant Pass, Sri Lanka | |
  Fort Pyl | |
| Coordinates | 9°35′21″N 80°26′40″E / 9.589170°N 80.444578°E |
| Type | Defence fort |
| Site information | |
| Condition | Destroyed |
| Site history | |
| Built by | Dutch |
| Materials | Granite Stones |
| Battles/wars | Many |
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
edit- ^ Katiresu, Subramanier (2004). A Hand Book to the Jaffna Peninsula 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.