Kotugodella Fort ( si, කොටුගොඩැල්ල බලකොටුව), also known as Katugodalla Fort or ''Katugodælla Balakotuwa'', was a Portuguese fort, located near Haldummulla. In 1630 the Portuguese, under the command of

Constantino de Sá de Noronha Constantino de Sá de Noronha was the 6th and 8th Governor of Portuguese Ceylon. De Noronha was first appointed in 1618 under Philip II of Portugal, he was Governor until 1622 and then in 1623 until 1630. He was killed during the Battle of Randeni ...

attempted to use the ldalgashinna pass to force a way into the Uva. The fort was used as a staging post for troops in the attack. The fort is south of the

Idalgashinna railway station Idalgashinna Railway Station (ඉදල්ගස්හින්න දුම්රිය ස්ථානය), ta, இடல்கஷின்னா ரயில் நிலையம்) is the 68th station on the Main Line,and fifth highest r ...

, within the Needwood tea plantation. All that remains of the fort are the stone foundations of the semi-circular

bastion A bastion or bulwark is a structure projecting outward from the curtain wall of a fortification, most commonly angular in shape and positioned at the corners of the fort. The fully developed bastion consists of two faces and two flanks, with fi ...

s. The fort was declared a protected archaeological site in November 2002.

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