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Address      

Central Cultural Fund,

Trincomalee Project,

No. 07,

Margosa Teres,

Frederick Fort,

Trincomalee.

      

Phone Number 

0262 220 039

Mail

ccftrincomalee@gmail.com

ප්‍රවේශපත්‍ර මිල ගණන් டிக்கெட் விலைகள் Ticket prices

Foreign Ticket Prices 

01. Foreign Ticket Full - 06 US $

02. Foreign Ticket Half - 03 US $

Half tickets issue for SAARC countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan) and BIMSTEC Countries (India, Bangladesh, Thailand, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar).

දේශීය ප්‍රවේශපත්‍ර මිල ගණන්

01. දේශීය වැඩිහිටි ප්‍රවේශපත්‍රය - රු. 120

   உள்நாட்டு வயதுவந்தோருக்கான டிக்கெட் ரூ.120.00

02. දේශීය ළමා ප්‍රවේශපත්‍රය - රු. 60

   உள்நாட்டு சிறுவர்களுக்கான டிக்கெட்    ரூ.60.00

පාසල් නිල ඇඳුමෙන් පැමිණෙන සියලුම සිසුන් සඳහා  නොමිලේ ප්‍රවේශපත්‍ර නිකුත් කරනු ලැබේ.

Place to Visit in Frederick Fort

 No. 01 - Entrance Gate

N0.02 - Amsterdam Battery

No. 03 - Seaburg Battery 

                                                                                                                                            

 

No. 04 - Sea Sub-gate

No. 05 - De Cat Battery

No. 06 - Gokanna Temple

N0. 07 - Enthuisem Battery (Munro Battery)

Entry is not allowed as it is located in a high security zone.

N0. 08 - Wesley House

N0. 09 - Ancient Hospital Building 

No. 10 - Holland Battery

Entry is not allowed as it is located in a high security zone.

No. 11 - Lookout Point

No. 12 - Eastern Battery 

No. 13 - Old Water Tank

No. 14 - De Redout Battery

No. 15 - Sea Gate

No. 16 - Western Battery

No. 17 - Colonial Cemeteries 

No. 18. - Flagstaff Battery 

Entry is not allowed as it is located in a high security zone.

No. 19 - Koneswaram Temple

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සංචාරක කලාපය විවෘතව පවතින වේලාව - පෙ.ව. 7.00 - ප.ව. 5.00

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Tourist zone opening hours - 7.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m. 

Trincomalee Frederick Fort - Place to Visit

No.01 - Entrance Gate    

This gate is the entrance gate which was built during the Dutch period and today can be seen the form which has been modified by the British. When look at the entrance in front of the fort, can be seen the year the fort was built by the Dutch and the East India Trade Company’s logo and a note as “Fort Fredrick”.

No. 02 - Amsterdam Battery

This battery built to provide protection from both land and sea sides of the fort built by the Dutch. Here are 10 openings where the cannons aimed towards Dutch bay and towards the land towards the old canal were positioned. A flight of steps leads from the camp to the war loft. On one side of the war attic are two underground gunpowder stores measuring 25x20 feet.

No. 03 - Sea Burg Battery

Among the five batteries in the Fredrick fort, this gun point, which is located to the left of the entrance is strong enough to withstand attacks from the land side. This gun point was designed by the Dutch to set several cannons. There are several underground ammunition stores which can be entered from the Fredrick Fort in this gun point. At the beginning of the steps, there is an arch with two beautifully carved stone pillars removed from the old Hindu temple.

No. 04 - Sea sub-gate

This gate facing Back bay Harbor was built by the Dutch. Back bay is a colonial name applied to the part of Gokanna Harbour, which was a popular port during the Anuradhapura period. This sea gate may have been used as a supply route for ships arriving at this port to bring cargo into the fort premises and to evacuate soldiers and goods from the fort. This is located near the present Gokanna temple.

No.05 – De Cat Battery

This battery which was located in front of Back Bay is a small gun point. At present, due to a Buddha statue of Gokanna temple and another building were built on this gun point, it cannot be seen this ancient gun point and other construction which was built by the British.

No.06 - Gokanna Temple

The old Gokanna temple is mentioned in the Mahavamsa that it was built by King Mahasen in the 3rd AD. According to historical sources, this temple was also developed by the second Agrabodhi king and the fifth Agrabodhi kings who reigned in Anuradhapura. The temple was completely destroyed due to invasions in the later period, and factors such as a Bodhi animal head and Koravak stones found near the fort are the material factors of its history.

The present Gokanna Vihara was built in the 1980s to commemorate the destruction of the old Gokanna Vihara. The construction of the temple can be seen in the vicinity of the old Bodhi tree and Avasage, as well as the gunpoint, known in the past as De Cat.

No.07 – Enthuisem Battery

This battery on the right side of the entrance is the place prepared by the Dutch to store artillery. Now can be seen a part of artillery which was installed by the British. Looking at the sea from this place, the lighthouse at Sampur and the beach along the port of Trincomalee are clearly visible.

No.08 - Wesley House

Coming from the entrance gate on the temple road, this house is located in the army camp on the south side. This is the home where Lord Wellington lived in the Trincomalee Fort during the colonial period. An architecturally beautiful mansion.

No. 09 - Ancient Hospital Building

This is a double building which was built by the British in 19^th century AD. There are two middle yard in middle part of the building. There are British architecture features in this building such as circular shape pillars and doors with arch. This building is considered as a hospital which used by the British and now this is an army house.

No.10 - Holland Battery

After descending the steps down from the building known as the old Church, the cannon stand, built to be driven on two small wheels, just out towards the sea.

No.11 - Lookout point

This building was  built during world war »»' This may have been used as an observation bastion. From this point all naval vessels approaching the land with fort Frederick to the east can be observed. A portion of the Koneswaram temple and the Shiva statue can be seen on the left from this observation building. Also this place has a good view of the land and the sea, So it is the best place to experience the natural beauty of Trincomalee.

No.12 - Eastern Battery

This gunpoint is located on the right side of the road towards Lookout Point and may have been built during the British rule. This may have been used to face enemy attacks from the eastern sea. Underground ammunition stores can also be seen here.

No.13 - Old water tank

A large underground water tank built for the water needs of the soldiers inside the fort during World War II. Nowadays it is decommissioned and can be viewed from outside.

No. 14 – De Redout Building

This building was mentioned as “De Redout” in a Dutch map in 1750. There are evidences that many cannons were installed for security.  This building was built using bricks and it has 7m height. It can be entered through an arch and there are three subterranean cabins from the left side. These cabins were used for store gunpowder and administrative works. The British changed the original form and add two new cabins using concrete and two places for install cannons and several cabins for store gunpowder. At the top of the monument, it can be seen clearly inner port, outer port from Trincomalee and large area of the fort.

No.15 - Sea Gate

This gate facing Back bay Harbor was built by the Dutch. Back bay is a colonial name applied to the part of Gokanna Harbour, which was a popular port during the Anuradhapura period. This sea gate may have been used as a supply route for ships arriving at this port to bring cargo into the fort premises and to evacuate soldiers and goods from the fort. This is located near the present Gokanna temple.

No.16 - Western Battery 

This battery, seen from the Back bay Harbor side, was built by the British. There was a cannon and an underground gunpowder store. Today, the rails of its cannon mount, the iron part with the center of the cannon mount, and the steps are still intact.

No.17 - Colonial Cemeteries

These burial grounds are located on the road leading to the Koneswaram temple. Several tombs belonging to Dutch and British nationals belonging to the colonial period can be seen here and their details are also recorded on the inscriptions.

No.18 - Flagstaff Battery

This battery is located in front of the Koneswaram temple. Currently, it is not open to tourists as it is maintained as a high security checkpoint by the Navy. There was a large cannon here. Today, the underground building where the cannon was installed is very similar to the Western War Attic. An open courtyard and several other rooms can be seen there.

No.19 - Koneswaram Temple

Thirukoneshwaram Temple Built to worship Lord Shiva, this temple was built in AD. The temple was built by the Chola rulers in the 10th and 11th centuries and was later patronized by the rulers of Polonnaruwa. The construction of the temple and its history are also mentioned in Vayalpanam Vaipamalai, Vayu Purana and Thirugnanasambandhan's poems composed to be sung in the temple. A place of great respect for Hindus.