Elephant Pass fort

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|location = Elephant Pass, Sri Lanka

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|built = 1776

|builder = Dutch

|materials = Granite Stones

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|condition = Destroyed

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Elephant Pass Fort ({{langx|ta|ஆனையிறவுக் கோட்டை|translit=Āṉaiyiṟavuk Kōṭṭai}}; {{langx|si|අලිමංකඩ බලකොටුව}} Alimankada Balakotuwa) was a small fort in the strategically important spot as it linked Jaffna peninsula to the mainland. It was built by the Dutch in 1776 on the banks of the Jaffna lagoon.{{cite web | url=http://www.thehindu.com/br/2004/08/24/stories/2004082400231300.htm | title=A feel of Sri Lanka: The road from Elephant Pass | publisher=The Hindu | accessdate=9 November 2014}}

The fort was served as a defensive structure to protect the Jaffna peninsula. It was like a well-fortified stockade or a watch post. It had two bastions, and each bastion was equipped with four cannons.{{cite web | url=http://amazinglanka.com/wp/elephant-pass-fort/ | title=Dutch Fort at Elephant Pass | accessdate=9 November 2014}} Elephant Pass Fort was linearly located with Fort Beschutter and Fort Pass Pyl in the narrow part of the peninsula. During the British rule, the fort was used as a rest house. It was destroyed during the Sri Lankan civil war.