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The ruin in the north- west corner of the island is called by 

 the correspondent of the Colombo Journal the " Fireking's 

 Fort," by which designation I suppose he means Vedi Arasan 

 (which really means " The hunter king "). Though he says 

 the fort was known by this name, I have not heard it used 

 to designate the Mukkuvar king. This fort, he says, "is 

 situated on a gentle elevation about 200 yards from the rocky 



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beach on the south-west side of the island. It is 60 yards in 

 circumference, and about 20 feet high, having such parts of 

 the outer surface as still remain coated with chunam, with 

 mouldings of different devices. Two flights of steps to the 

 east and west are still visible leading into the building, which 

 has been floored about 12 feet above the level of the ground, 



