Batticaloa Gate Explained

Monument Name:Batticaloa Gate
Native Name:மட்டக்களப்பு வாயில்
Location:Batticaloa, Sri Lanka
Type:Memorial
Material:Concrete and granite
Map Name:Sri Lanka Batticaloa Central

Batticaloa Gate is monument, which was used as port to connect Puliyanthivu (island) with the mainland of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. The place believed as landing site of Rev. William Ault, who was the first Methodist missionary to Batticaloa, in 1814.[1] His statue can be seen closer to the Batticaloa Gate.[2]

Batticaloa Gate and its surrounding areas are under the renovation as part of Batticaloa development project.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Methodist missionaries in Sri Lanka . 2013-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041946/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2008/07/20/plus01.asp . 2016-03-04 . live .
  2. http://ebatticaloa.com/blog/place/puliyanthivu-batticaloa/ Puliyanthivu, Batticaloa
  3. https://archive.today/20130826143349/http://www.tamilmirror.lk/2010-07-14-09-13-23/2010-08-12-10-11-54/79--image/47038.html மட்டக்களப்பு மாநகர அபிவிருத்திக் கூட்டத்தில் பாதுகாப்புச் செயலர் பங்கேற்பு