Only remnants of the ramparts of this fort built of coral are presently visible, and the remains are in the process of undergoing deterioration. They were built seemingly strongly with coral, evidence 1s available to show that it had been constructed to be in alignment with Fort Hammenhiel.

The Kytes cemetery is yet being used for the interment of the dead. The cemetery has evidence to show that it had been in use during the Dutch and British rule as well.

THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL HERITAGE OF THE JAFFNA PENINSULA - Dr Malini Dias M. A. (Kelaniya) PhD. (London) Sunil Bandara Koralage B.A.(Hons), MSc. (Kelaniya) M. V. G. Kalpa Asanga B.A., Post Graduate Dip. Archaeology (Kelaniya) - Department of Archaeology 2016 P:206

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Kayts Fort and the Cemetery

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