Haldummulla fort

Haldummulla Fort
Badulla, Sri Lanka
Haldummulla Fort
Coordinates	6°45′52″N 80°52′58″E / 6.764350°N 80.882657°E / 6.764350; 80.882657
Type	Defence fort
Site information
Condition	Ruins
Site history
Built by	Portuguese

Haldummulla Fort (Sinhala: හල්දුම්මුල්ල පැරණි බලකොටුව Haldummulla Pærani Balakotuwa; Tamil: ஹல்தும்முல்லைக் கோட்டை, romanized: Haltum'mullaik Kōṭṭai), was a fort built by the Portuguese in Haldummulla, Badulla. The 17th century fort was completely destroyed except the foundations, which can still be seen today in the forestry hill area. It served as a frontier post and staging post for Colombo. It provided a good view coverage of the surrounding areas.^[1]