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
NameImageYear
built		Location &
coordinates		Class of LightFocal
height		NGA
number		ARLHS
number		Range
nml
Barberyn Lighthouse1890Beruwala
6°27′48.5″N 79°58′05.7″E		Fl W 20s.46 metres (151 ft)27288SLI-00227
Batticaloa Lighthouse1913Batticaloa
7°45′17.2″N 81°41′07.8″E		Fl W 3s.27 metres (89 ft)27260SLI-00310
Chapel Hill Lighthousen/aTrincomalee District
8°32′52.3″N 81°14′39.4″E		Fl W 10s.111 metres (364 ft)27248SLI-00410
Colombo Lighthouse1952Colombo
6°56′10.8″N 79°50′27.0″E		Fl (3) W 10s.26 metres (85 ft)27336SLI-00525
Colombo Island Breakwater North End LighthouseImage1907Colombo Harbour
6°57′39.2″N 79°51′04.7″E		Fl G 3s.13 metres (43 ft)27320SLI-00610
Colombo Island Breakwater South End LighthouseImage1905Colombo Harbour
6°57′18.9″N 79°50′49.0″E		Fl R 3s.13 metres (43 ft)27316SLI-00710
Dondra Head Lighthouse1889Dondra Head
5°55′16.6″N 80°35′38.8″E		Fl W 5s.47 metres (154 ft)27276SLI-00128
Foul Point LighthouseImage1863Trincomalee
8°31′31.4″N 81°19′07.3″E		inactive(tower)
32 metres (105 ft)		n/aSLI-009n/a
Galle Lighthouse1939Galle Fort
6°01′28.48″N 80°13′09.76″E		Fl (2) W 15s.28 metres (92 ft)27284SLI-01825
Great Basses Reef Lighthouse1873Southern Province
6°10′55.5″N 81°28′52.8″E		Fl W 15s.34 metres (112 ft)27272SLI-01025
Hambantota LighthouseImage1913Hambantota
6°07′19.2″N 81°07′37.6″E		inactive(tower)
14 metres (46 ft)		n/aSLI-011n/a
Jaffna Channel Lighthousen/a
9°37′37.2″N 80°01′58.0″E		Fl (3) W 15s.6 metres (20 ft)27220n/a13
Kankesanthurai LighthouseImage1893Kankesanthurai
9°48′57.9″N 80°02′41.4″E		inactive(tower)
22 metres (72 ft)		ex-27224SLI-012n/a
Kovilan Point LighthouseImage1916Karainagar
9°45′42.4″N 79°51′47.9″E		inactive31 metres (102 ft)27212SLI-01311
Little Basses Reef LighthouseImage1878Southern Province
6°24′26.3″N 81°43′48.8″E		V Q (2) W 10s.34 metres (112 ft)27268SLI-01427
Mannar Island New Lighthouse1915Talaimannar
9°06′26.8″N 79°43′51.8″E		Fl W 5s.17 metres (56 ft)27364SLI-01510
Mannar Island Old Lighthouse1915Talaimannar
9°05′37.85″N 79°41′53.8″E		n/an/an/an/an/a
Mullaitivu Lighthouse1896Mullaitivu
9°17′26.9″N 80°48′38.35″E		destroyed 1996
Fl (2) W 10s.		20 metres (66 ft)27232SLI-01610
Old Colombo Lighthouse1860Colombo
6°56′05.2″N 79°50′34.3″E		inactive
since 1952		(tower)
29 metres (95 ft)		n/aSLI-021n/a
Oluvil Lighthouse1999
7°17′25.4″N 81°52′02.2″E		Fl W 10s.25 metres (82 ft)n/aSLI-026n/a
Point Pedro Lighthouse1916Point Pedro
9°49′36.8″N 80°14′59.1″E		Fl W 5s.31 metres (102 ft)27228SLI-01710
Pungudutivu Lighthousen/aPungudutivu Lighthouse
9°34′04.1″N 79°51′14.7″E		Fl W 5s.11 metres (36 ft)27216n/a11
Round Island Lighthouse1863Trincomalee
8°30′46.8″N 81°13′33.3″E		Fl (3) WR 15s.31 metres (102 ft)27244SLI-01910
Sangamankanda Point LighthouseImage1947
7°01′32.8″N 81°52′40.7″E		Fl W 5s.7.5 metres (25 ft)27264SLI-02010

See also
  • Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels

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
  • Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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