Basking on the southern coast of Sri Lanka in the bay of Galle, the Fort was first built by the Portuguese in 1588 before being extensively fortified by the Dutch in the mid 1600s. Recognized by UNESCO for its cultural heritage value, the Fort was declared a World Heritage Site in 1988 as a unique exposition of "an urban ensemble which illustrates the interaction of European architecture and South Asian traditions from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Today you will see clear and well maintained evidence of the Dutch influence. Although these days there are some notable differences to 400 years ago.
A Museum occupies the stables; jewellery shops abound; cafes emerge from behind restored columns; interior design shops mingle with book stores and fashion outlets; and to cap it all the Dutch Governor’s residence is now the luxurious Amangalla Hotel.
From the cache site if you look forward you will see the Galle international cricket ground and if you look to the right you will see in the distance a blue roofed building, just behind this is our son in laws family home and Team Hamish's cache.
Small note on cache maintenance:
There is a local cache guardian who will assist.
Name and contact info on file with geocaching.com.