Engineer of the Public Works Department. In 1941, there was an attempt by the State Council of Ceylon to hand over the fort to the Department of Archaeology, which did not take place. In 1965 it was used by the Urban Council of Matara as a public library, until 1975 when it was acquired by the Department of Archeology. The Department of Archeology, carried out an extensive restoration between 1986 and 1988, in which much of the modern structures were removed and the original appearance restored. In 2012, with aid from the Dutch Government, the drawbridge was restored. Gallery See also Forts of Sri Lanka Matara, Sri Lanka References British forts in Sri Lanka Buildings and structures completed in 1765 Buildings and structures in Matara, Sri Lanka Dutch forts in Sri Lanka Forts in Southern Province, Sri Lanka Redoubts Star forts 1765 establishments in the Dutch Empire Archaeological protected monuments in Matara District Buildings and structures associated with the Dutch East India Company