| 词条 | Fort Beschutter |
| 释义 |
|name = Fort Beschutter |partof = |location = Elephant Pass, Sri Lanka |image = |caption = |map_type = Sri Lanka Northern Province |map_size = 300 |map_caption = |type = Defence fort |coordinates ={{Coord|9.560736|N|80.416422|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} |code = |built = |builder = Dutch |materials = Granite Stones |height = |used = |demolished = |condition = Destroyed |open_to_public = |controlledby = |garrison = |current_commander = |commanders = |occupants = |battles = Many |events = |}}Fort Beschutter ({{lang-si|බෙෂ්ෂටර් බලකොටුව}} Beshshatar Balakotuwa) or Fort Pass Beschutter[1] ({{lang-ta|பெசுச்சூட்டர் கடவைக் கோட்டை|translit=Pecuccūṭṭar Kaṭavaik Kōṭṭai}}; {{lang-si|බෙෂ්ෂටර් පාස් බලකොටුව}} Beshshatar Pas Balakotuwa) was a small fort, which was linearly located between Elephant Pass Fort and Fort Pass Pyl in the narrow part of the Jaffna peninsula. The strategic fort was used to protect Jaffna peninsula from the forces of mainland (Vanniyas and Sinhalese) as well as illegal access, smuggling, etc.[2] Fort Beschutter was built as square-shaped fort like other two in the Elephant Pass area. It was completely destroyed and nothing found today.[3] References1. ^{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=59AUAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA132 | title=Illustrations and Views of Dutch Ceylon 1602–1796 | author=Kumar De Silva, R Rajpal | year=1988 | pages=132}} 2. ^{{cite book | title=Memoir of Hendrick Swaardecroon | author=Swaardecroon, Hendrick | others=Sophia Pieters | publisher=Government Printer, Ceylon. Colombo}} 3. ^{{cite web | url=http://amazinglanka.com/wp/pyl-beschutter/ | title=Fort Pyl & Fort Beschutter | accessdate=11 November 2014}}
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2 : Dutch forts in Sri Lanka|Forts in Northern Province, Sri Lanka |
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