Moon Bastion

Moon Bastion is an archaeological site in Fort, Galle Four Gravets Division, Southern Province. Moon Bastion is situated nearby to Galle Clock Tower, as well as near National Museum of Galle.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Galle Clock Tower and National Museum of Galle.

Galle Clock Tower

Tower

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Galle Clock Tower is located within the Galle Fort in Galle, Sri Lanka. The Clock Tower is a popular landmark and overlooks the central Moon Bastion, on the site of the former guard room.

The National Museum of Galle is one of the national museums of Sri Lanka. It is located in the oldest remaining Dutch building in the Galle fort, Galle, a single storey colonnaded Dutch building built in 1656 as the commissariat store for the Dutch garrison at the fort. National Museum of Galle is situated 250 metres southeast of Moon Bastion.

Amangalla

Hotel

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Amangalla is a 5-star franchise hotel belonging to the international group of Aman Resorts, located in Galle, Sri Lanka built within Galle Fort, the 17th-century Dutch fort, inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Amangalla is situated 270 metres southeast of Moon Bastion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Galle and Dadalla.

Galle

Photo: Saqib, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Galle is in the Southern Province of Sri Lanka. Galle's old town with its fortifications have been inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Dadalla

Suburb

Dadalla is one of fifteen wards that comprise the city of Galle, Sri Lanka. It is made up of five Grama Niladharis: Gintota West; Gintota East; Dadella West; Dadella East and Walawwatte/Siyambalagahawatte. It contains the Dadalla cemetery… Dadalla is situated 3 km northwest of Moon Bastion.

Unawatuna

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Unawatuna is a beach resort town in southern Sri Lanka 5 km south of Galle. It can be seen as its suburb, a bustling little community of guest houses, cafes, markets, crafts and bars. The main beach is swimmable year round.

Moon Bastion

Type: Archaeological site
Also known as: “The Moon Bastion”
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Fort, Galle Four Gravets Division, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude

6.03014° or 6° 1′ 49″ north

Longitude

80.21507° or 80° 12′ 54″ east

Open location code

6MR226J8+32

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3377394539

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

GeoNames ID

9794282

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