Fort MacDowall
Ruins · Sri Lanka
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- 1803
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 7.465, 80.622
Why it was abandoned
❔ Cause unknown
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History
Fort MacDowall was located in Matale. It was a fortified outpost during the Kandyan Wars, named after Major General Hay MacDowall, the 6th Commander of British Troops in Ceylon. The fort was one of the few inland forts constructed by the British and was completed in 1803.