page_title: Sitawaka fort
hierarchical_section_title: Sitawaka fort
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Titel catalogus Leupe (NA): Plan van Arandere, gelegen ruim 10 myl oostwaarts van Negombo; shcaal 20 Roeden = 60 strep.; omgerekende schaal [1&#160;: 1255]. VEL1074a: Verheven teekening van Tontotte, 9 a 10 myl oost, een weinig noordelyk van Negombo gelegen enz.; Schaal van 12 Roeden = 89 strep.; omgerekende schaal [1&#160;: 507]. VEL1074b: Plan van Ruanelle, gelegen omtrent 9 myl oost, een weinig zuydelyk van Negombo; Schaal van 30 Roeden = 93 strep.; omgerekende schaal [1&#160;: 1214]. VEL1074c: Plan als voren, van Sitavaque, gelegen op 8 myl oost, een weinig noordelyk van Colombo; schaal 20 Roeden = 60 strep.; omgerekende schaal [1&#160;: 1255]. Gerestaureerd. Rechts boven genummerd: 23 p. Notities verso: N 5&#160;: 44 [in potlood] / 586 f. English: According to the Leupe catalogue (NA), the original title reads: Plan van Arandere, gelegen ruim 10 myl oostwaarts van Negombo; scale 20 Rods = 60 stripes; converted scale [1&#160;: 1255]. VEL1074a: Verheven teekening van Tontotte, 9 a 10 myl oost, een weinig noordelyk van Negombo gelegen enz.; Scale of 12 Rods= 89 stripes; converted scale [1&#160;: 507]. VEL1074b: Plan van Ruanelle, gelegen omtrent 9 myl oost, een weinig zuydelyk van Negombo; Scale of 30 Rods = 93 stripes; converted scale [1&#160;: 1214]. VEL1074c: Plan als voren, van Sitavaque, gelegen op 8 myl oost, een weinig noordelyk van Colombo; Scale 20 Rods = 60 stripes; converted scale [1&#160;: 1255]. Restored. Numbered top right: 23 p. Notes on reverse: N 5&#160;: 44 [in pencil] / 586 f.
context_page_description: Sitawaka fort, was built by the Sitawaka kingdom in Avissawella, Sri Lanka. 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.
context_section_description: Sitawaka fort (Sinhalese: සීතාවක බලකොටුව, translit. Sitawaka Balakotuwa; Tamil: சீதவாக்கைக் கோட்டை, translit. Cītavākkaik Kōṭṭai), was built by the Sitawaka kingdom in Avissawella, Sri Lanka. 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.
caption: 1690 Map of Sitawaka fort (bottom right corner)
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