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'''Taprobane Island''' is a rocky ] with one villa, located just off the southern coast of ] opposite the village of ]. The island was named after the old Greek word for Sri Lanka. The island was previously owned by (self-titled) Count Maurice Maria de Mauny Talvande who fell in love with Weligama Bay. It was he who had the villa built on this tiny island. The ] was owned by the American author and composer ] and the Sri Lankan born former ] Chief Prosecutor Sir ] before it came to the ownership of Australian businessman Geoffrey Dobbs. Notable people who stayed on Taprobane include Dutch author Peter ten Hoopen, who spent a month there in 1984 during civil unrest on the mainland, as well as ], who composed a song about the island inspired by her stay titled "Taprobane (Extraordinary Day)". It had inspired ] to compose "Dark Island" in his 1999 album Watercolours.<ref>, Jack Lockyer Accessed 2015-10-16</ref> |
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'''Taprobane Island''' is a rocky ] with one villa, located just off the southern coast of ] opposite the village of ]. The island was named after the old Greek word for Sri Lanka. The island was previously owned by (self-titled) Count Maurice Maria de Mauny Talvande who fell in love with Weligama Bay. It was he who had the villa built on this tiny island. The ] passed on to the American author and composer ] and then the Sri Lankan born former ] Chief Prosecutor Sir ] before it came to the ownership of Australian businessman Geoffrey Dobbs. Notable people who stayed on Taprobane include Dutch author Peter ten Hoopen, who spent a month there in 1984 during civil unrest on the mainland, as well as ], who composed a song about the island inspired by her stay titled "Taprobane (Extraordinary Day)". It had inspired ] to compose "Dark Island" in his 1999 album Watercolours.<ref>, Jack Lockyer Accessed 2015-10-16</ref> |
