Sitawaka fort | |
Partof: | Colombo District |
Location: | Avissawella, Sri Lanka |
Map Type: | Sri Lanka Colombo District |
Map Size: | 300 |
Type: | Defence fort |
Builder: | Kingdom of Sitawaka |
Condition: | Remnant |
Sitawaka fort (Sinhala; Sinhalese: සීතාවක බලකොටුව|translit=Sitawaka Balakotuwa; Tamil: சீதவாக்கைக் கோட்டை|translit=Cītavākkaik Kōṭṭai), was built by the Sitawaka kingdom in Avissawella, Sri Lanka.[1] It was adjoined with the palace of king Rajasinha I. The fort had been mounted with cannon on the river bank.[2]
Sitawaka fort is destroyed along with palace of king and only the ruins can be seen today by the side of the Avissawella – Panawala road.[3]