一座方形的葡萄牙和荷兰海岸堡垒，守卫着马纳尔岛的堤道入口，拥有坚固的城墙和角堡。

概述

马纳尔堡就坐落在堤道与马纳尔岛的交汇处，这是一个紧凑的方形堡垒，有厚厚的石墙，每个角落都有一个堡垒，可以俯瞰泻湖和河口。尽管饱经风霜且仅部分修复，但它的城墙、大门和内部废墟仍值得探索，而且墙壁上可以欣赏到水域和城镇的广阔景色。它是该地区最著名的历史古迹，也是抵达时的第一站。

历史

The fort was first built by the Portuguese in 1560 to control the strategic crossing between Mannar Island and the mainland and to guard the pearl-fishery coast. It surrendered to the Dutch in 1658 and was rebuilt by them in 1696 in the form seen today, before passing to the British. It later served as an administrative and garrison post and suffered damage during the civil war, after which conservation work began.