Vediyarasan Fort

                                               Vediyarasan Fort is situated in the Koddaikadu area in the West of Island, near to the present hospital. According to the folklore, It is believed that this Fort was built by a Tamil King named Vediyarasan who ruled Delft. It is said that he was belonging to “Trade group” who had involved in overseas trading before colonial period. It is believed that Ponds, fort, canals temples had been constructed during his period. This fort has small square room with a floor below the ground level without any door and has small window with 2 feet square. There is one large room which has appearance of a mess-room and large number of small sleeping rooms connected by corridors. It was believed that part of this fort was used for retaining of prisoners. Local people believed that all ancient temples, forts, tanks, and channels had been built during the king Vediyarasan’s period. Portuguese and Dutch records conformed the Vediyarasan’s ruling. The architecture and shape of this fort are different from Dutch architectural patterns. - The ruins only exists now. Currently declared as a Buddhist temple by the Government of Sri Lanka.