Richmond Castle, Kalutara

Richmond Castle
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Alternative namesRichmond Mandiraya
General information
Town or cityKalutara
CountrySri Lanka
Coordinates6°36′05″N 79°58′31″E / 6.6015°N 79.9753°E / 6.6015; 79.9753
Completed1910
OwnerPublic Trustee of Sri Lanka

Richmond Castle is an Edwardian mansion, located near Kalutara. Built between 1900 and 1910, it was formally the country seat of Mudaliyar Don Arthur de Silva Wijesinghe Siriwardena. The building is currently owned by the Public Trustee and open to the public.[1][2]

The house sits on a hill 2 km (1.2 mi) from the Kalutara, adjoining the Kalu Ganga River at Palatota,[3] on a 42 acres (17 ha) estate beside the Kalutara-Palatota Road.

  1. ^ Kuruwita, Rathindra (11 May 2008). "The tragedy of Richmond Castle" (PDF). The Nation. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ^ Richmond Castle: A Tale Of Grandeur And Romance
  3. ^ Richmond Castle travel tips