title: Kotugodella fort
text: # Kotugodella fort
  
  Kotugodella Fort (Sinhala: 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 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 5 km (3 mi) south of the Idalgashinna railway station, within the Needwood tea plantation. All that remains of the fort are the stone foundations of the semi-circular bastions.
  
  The fort was declared a protected archaeological site in November 2002.
  
  