List of lighthouses in Sri Lanka

This is a list of lighthouses in Sri Lanka. There are 14 active lighthouses in Sri Lanka. Most of the lighthouses in Sri Lanka are operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA). However several are operated by the Sri Lanka Navy, while some are inactive.[1][2]

History

Most of the lighthouses in Sri Lanka were built during the British rule of the country (then known as Ceylon). These were operated and maintained by the Imperial Lighthouse Service, however some lighthouses had keepers sent from Trinity House. After Sri Lanka gained independence the operation of the lighthouses was taken over by the Navy on a piecemeal basis with the completion of transfer by 1976. There are twenty five lighthouses in Sri Lanka, with sixteen of those being still active. Most of these lighthouses now fall under the control of Sri Lanka Ports Authority, whilst the remainder are under the control of the Sri Lanka Navy.

There are four international lighthouses, they are:

  1. Barberyn (Beruwala) Lighthouse
  2. Dondra Head Lighthouse
  3. Little Basses Reef Lighthouse
  4. Great Basses Reef Lighthouse

Lighthouses

Name Image Year
built 		Location &
coordinates 		Class of Light Focal
height 		NGA
number 		ARLHS
number 		Range
nml
Barberyn Lighthouse Image 1890 Beruwala
6°27′48.5″N 79°58′05.7″E / 6.463472°N 79.968250°E / 6.463472; 79.968250 		Fl W 20s. 46 metres (151 ft) 27288 SLI-002 27
Batticaloa Lighthouse 1913 Batticaloa
7°45′17.2″N 81°41′07.8″E / 7.754778°N 81.685500°E / 7.754778; 81.685500 		Fl W 3s. 27 metres (89 ft) 27260 SLI-003 10
Chapel Hilll Lighthouse n/a Trincomalee District
8°32′52.3″N 81°14′39.4″E / 8.547861°N 81.244278°E / 8.547861; 81.244278 		Fl W 10s. 111 metres (364 ft) 27248 SLI-004 10
Colombo Lighthouse 1952 Colombo
6°56′10.8″N 79°50′27.0″E / 6.936333°N 79.840833°E / 6.936333; 79.840833 		Fl (3) W 10s. 26 metres (85 ft) 27336 SLI-005 25
Colombo Island Breakwater North End Lighthouse Image 1907 Colombo Harbour
6°57′39.2″N 79°51′04.7″E / 6.960889°N 79.851306°E / 6.960889; 79.851306 		Fl G 3s. 13 metres (43 ft) 27320 SLI-006 10
Colombo Island Breakwater South End Lighthouse Image 1905 Colombo Harbour
6°57′18.9″N 79°50′49.0″E / 6.955250°N 79.846944°E / 6.955250; 79.846944 		Fl R 3s. 13 metres (43 ft) 27316 SLI-007 10
Dondra Head Lighthouse 1889 Dondra Head
5°55′16.6″N 80°35′38.8″E / 5.921278°N 80.594111°E / 5.921278; 80.594111 		Fl W 5s. 47 metres (154 ft) 27276 SLI-001 28
Foul Point Lighthouse Image 1863 Trincomalee
8°31′31.4″N 81°19′07.3″E / 8.525389°N 81.318694°E / 8.525389; 81.318694 		inactive (tower)
32 metres (105 ft) 		n/a SLI-009 n/a
Galle Lighthouse 1939 Galle Fort
6°01′28.48″N 80°13′09.76″E / 6.0245778°N 80.2193778°E / 6.0245778; 80.2193778 		Fl (2) W 15s. 28 metres (92 ft) 27284 SLI-018 25
Great Basses Reef Lighthouse 1873 Southern Province
6°10′55.5″N 81°28′52.8″E / 6.182083°N 81.481333°E / 6.182083; 81.481333 		Fl W 15s. 34 metres (112 ft) 27272 SLI-010 25
Hambantota Lighthouse Image 1913 Hambantota
6°07′19.2″N 81°07′37.6″E / 6.122000°N 81.127111°E / 6.122000; 81.127111 		inactive (tower)
14 metres (46 ft) 		n/a SLI-011 n/a
Jaffna Channel Lighthouse n/a
9°37′37.2″N 80°01′58.0″E / 9.627000°N 80.032778°E / 9.627000; 80.032778 		Fl (3) W 15s. 6 metres (20 ft) 27220 n/a 13
Kankesanthurai Lighthouse Image 1893 Kankesanthurai
9°48′57.9″N 80°02′41.4″E / 9.816083°N 80.044833°E / 9.816083; 80.044833 		inactive (tower)
22 metres (72 ft) 		ex-27224 SLI-012 n/a
Kovilan Point Lighthouse Image 1916 Karainagar
9°45′42.4″N 79°51′47.9″E / 9.761778°N 79.863306°E / 9.761778; 79.863306 		inactive 31 metres (102 ft) 27212 SLI-013 11
Little Basses Reef Lighthouse Image] 1878 Southern Province
6°24′26.3″N 81°43′48.8″E / 6.407306°N 81.730222°E / 6.407306; 81.730222 		V Q (2) W 10s. 34 metres (112 ft) 27268 SLI-014 27
Mannar Island New Lighthouse 1915 Talaimannar
9°06′26.8″N 79°43′51.8″E / 9.107444°N 79.731056°E / 9.107444; 79.731056 		Fl W 5s. 17 metres (56 ft) 27364 SLI-015 10
Mannar Island Old Lighthouse 1915 Talaimannar
9°05′37.85″N 79°41′53.8″E / 9.0938472°N 79.698278°E / 9.0938472; 79.698278 		n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
Mullaitivu Lighthouse 1896 Mullaitivu
9°17′26.9″N 80°48′38.35″E / 9.290806°N 80.8106528°E / 9.290806; 80.8106528 		destroyed 1996
Fl (2) W 10s. 		20 metres (66 ft) 27232 SLI-016 10
Old Colombo Lighthouse 1860 Colombo
6°56′05.2″N 79°50′34.3″E / 6.934778°N 79.842861°E / 6.934778; 79.842861 		inactive
since 1952 		(tower)
29 metres (95 ft) 		n/a SLI-021 n/a
Oluvil Lighthouse 1b999
7°17′25.4″N 81°52′02.2″E / 7.290389°N 81.867278°E / 7.290389; 81.867278 		Fl W 10s. 25 metres (82 ft) n/a SLI-026 n/a
Point Pedro Lighthouse 1916 Point Pedro
9°49′36.8″N 80°14′59.1″E / 9.826889°N 80.249750°E / 9.826889; 80.249750 		Fl W 5s. 31 metres (102 ft) 27228 SLI-017 10
Pungudutivu Lighthouse n/a Pungudutivu Lighthouse
9°34′04.1″N 79°51′14.7″E / 9.567806°N 79.854083°E / 9.567806; 79.854083 		Fl W 5s. 11 metres (36 ft) 27216 n/a 11
Round Island Lighthouse 1863 Trincomalee
8°30′46.8″N 81°13′33.3″E / 8.513000°N 81.225917°E / 8.513000; 81.225917 		Fl (3) WR 15s. 31 metres (102 ft) 27244 SLI-019 10
Sangamankanda Point Lighthouse Image 1947
7°01′32.8″N 81°52′40.7″E / 7.025778°N 81.877972°E / 7.025778; 81.877972 		Fl W 5s. 7.5 metres (25 ft) 27264 SLI-020 10

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sri Lanka The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 14 November 2016
  2. ↑ NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 14 November 2016
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