Mannar fort

Mannar Fort (Tamil: மன்னார்க் கோட்டை, romanized: Maṉṉārk Kōṭṭai; Sinhala: මන්නාරම් බලකොටුව Mannaram Balakotuwa) is located on Mannar Island, Sri Lanka. It was built by Portuguese in 1560 and christened São Jorge.^[1][2] The fort fell to the Dutch in 1658, and they rebuilt the fort in 1696. In 1795 the British occupied the fort following the surrender by the Dutch.^[3][4]

Mannar Fort
Mannar, Sri Lanka
Site information
Type	Defence fort
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Good
Location
Mannar Fort
Coordinates	8.975864°N 79.917013°E / 8.975864; 79.917013
Site history
Built	1560
Built by	Portuguese and Dutch
Materials	Granite Stones and bricks

It is a square-shaped fort with four bastions and is located next to the new bridge that connects the mainland with the Mannar Island.^[5]

The fort is currently occupied by the Department of Archeology.