Sitawaka fort ( si, සීතාවක බලකොටුව, translit=Sitawaka Balakotuwa; ta, சீதவாக்கைக் கோட்டை, translit=Cītavākkaik Kōṭṭai), was built by the

Sitawaka kingdom The Kingdom of Sitawaka ( si, සීතාවක, ta, சீீீதாவாக்கை இராசதானி) was a kingdom located in south-central Sri Lanka. It emerged from the division of the Kingdom of Kotte following the Spoiling ...

in Avissawella,

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. It was adjoined with the palace of king Rajasinha I. The fort had been mounted with cannon on the river bank. 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.

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{{Forts and fortresses of the Portuguese empire, state=collapsed Buildings and structures in Colombo District Forts in Western Province, Sri Lanka Kingdom of Sitawaka Archaeological protected monuments in Kegalle District