Fort Beschutter Explained

Fort Beschutter
Location:Elephant Pass, Sri Lanka
Map Type:Sri Lanka Northern Province
Map Size:300
Type:Defence fort
Builder:Dutch
Materials:Granite Stones
Condition:Destroyed
Battles:Many

Fort Beschutter (Sinhala; Sinhalese: බෙෂ්ෂටර් බලකොටුව Beshshatar Balakotuwa) or Fort Pass Beschutter[1] (Tamil: பெசுச்சூட்டர் கடவைக் கோட்டை|translit=Pecuccūṭṭar Kaṭavaik Kōṭṭai; Sinhala; Sinhalese: බෙෂ්ෂටර් පාස් බලකොටුව Beshshatar Pas Balakotuwa) was a small fort, which was linearly located between Elephant Pass Fort and Fort Pass Pyl in the narrow part of the Jaffna peninsula. The strategic fort was used to protect Jaffna peninsula from the forces of mainland (Vanniyas and Sinhalese) as well as illegal access, smuggling, etc.[2]

Fort Beschutter was built as square-shaped fort like other two in the Elephant Pass area. It was destroyed and nothing found today.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Illustrations and Views of Dutch Ceylon 1602–1796 . Kumar De Silva, R Rajpal . 1988 . 132.
  2. Book: Memoir of Hendrick Swaardecroon . Swaardecroon, Hendrick . Sophia Pieters . Government Printer, Ceylon. Colombo.
  3. Web site: Fort Pyl & Fort Beschutter . 11 November 2014.