Fort Hammenheil

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Fort Hammenhiel is a fort built around a small island between the islands of Kayts and Karaitivu of Jaffna Peninsula in Northern Sri Lanka. ()

Local name: හැමන්හිල් බලකොටුවBuilt: 1618 (406 years ago)Coordinates: 9°42'42"N, 79°50'53"E

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JaffnaSri Lanka

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Nearby attractions include: Kayts, Kovilan Point Lighthouse, Kayts Island Fort.

3.4 miSE
Area
Kayts, Velanai Island
87 min walk • Kayts, is one of the important villages in Velanai Island which is a small island off the coast of the Jaffna Peninsula in northern Sri Lanka.
3.6 miN
Lighthouse
Kovilan Point Lighthouse
93 min walk • Kovilan Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the island of Karaitivu in northern Sri Lanka. Built in 1916, the 30 metres white lighthouse has a round masonry tower. The light itself is 31 metres above sea level. An observer on a ship 30.48 metres tall can see this light from 21.4...
0.8 miS
Forts and castles
Kayts Island Fort, Velanai Island
21 min walk • The Kayts Island Fort was built by the Portuguese in 1629 and was abandoned in 1651. In the late 1600s, Dutch controlled the fort when they took over the Kayts island. During the Dutch rule, it was not normal to undergo restoration like the former forts of Portugal.