List of lighthouses in Sri Lanka explained

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 &<br> coordinates Focal
height
NGA
number
ARLHS
number
Range
nml
1890 Beruwala
6.4635°N 79.9683°W
Fl W 20s. 46m (151feet) 27288 SLI-002 27
1913 Batticaloa
7.7548°N 81.6855°W
Fl W 3s. 27m (89feet) 27260 SLI-003 10
Chapel Hill Lighthouse n/a Trincomalee District
8.5479°N 81.2443°W
Fl W 10s. 111m (364feet) 27248 SLI-004 10
1952 Colombo
6.9363°N 79.8408°W
Fl (3) W 10s. 26m (85feet) 27336 SLI-005 25
Colombo Island Breakwater North End Lighthouse Image 1907 Colombo Harbour
6.9609°N 79.8513°W
Fl G 3s. 13m (43feet) 27320 SLI-006 10
Colombo Island Breakwater South End Lighthouse Image 1905 Colombo Harbour
6.9553°N 79.8469°W
Fl R 3s. 13m (43feet) 27316 SLI-007 10
1889 Dondra Head
5.9213°N 80.5941°W
Fl W 5s. 47m (154feet) 27276 SLI-001 28
Foul Point Lighthouse Image 1863 Trincomalee
8.5254°N 81.3187°W
inactive (tower)
32m (105feet)
n/a SLI-009 n/a
1939 Galle Fort
6.0246°N 80.2194°W
Fl (2) W 15s. 28m (92feet) 27284 SLI-018 25
1873 Southern Province
6.1821°N 81.4813°W
Fl W 15s. 34m (112feet) 27272 SLI-010 25
Image 1913 Hambantota
6.122°N 81.1271°W
inactive (tower)
14m (46feet)
n/a SLI-011 n/a
Jaffna Channel Lighthouse n/a
9.627°N 80.0328°W
Fl (3) W 15s. 6m (20feet) 27220 n/a 13
Image 1893 Kankesanthurai
9.8161°N 80.0448°W
inactive (tower)
22m (72feet)
ex-27224 SLI-012 n/a
Image 1916 Karainagar
9.7618°N 79.8633°W
inactive 31m (102feet) 27212 SLI-013 11
Image 1878 Southern Province
6.4073°N 81.7302°W
V Q (2) W 10s. 34m (112feet) 27268 SLI-014 27
1915 Talaimannar
9.1074°N 79.7311°W
Fl W 5s. 17m (56feet) 27364 SLI-015 10
Mannar Island Old Lighthouse1915 Talaimannar
9.0938°N 79.6983°W
n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
1896 Mullaitivu
9.2908°N 80.8107°W
destroyed 1996
Fl (2) W 10s.
20m (70feet) 27232 SLI-016 10
1860 Colombo
6.9348°N 79.8429°W
inactive
since 1952
(tower)
29m (95feet)
n/a SLI-021 n/a
1999
7.2904°N 81.8673°W
Fl W 10s. 25m (82feet) n/a SLI-026 n/a
1916 Point Pedro
9.8269°N 80.2498°W
Fl W 5s. 31m (102feet) 27228 SLI-017 10
[|| 1916 || [[ILavalai]]
9.8269°N 80.2498°W || Fl W 5s. || 31m (102feet) || 27228 || SLI-017 || 10|-| Pungudutivu Lighthouse || || n/a || Pungudutivu Lighthouse
9.5678°N 79.8541°W || Fl W 5s. || 11m (36feet) || 27216 || n/a || 11|- | Round Island Lighthouse || || 1863 || Trincomalee
8.513°N 81.2259°W || Fl (3) WR 15s. || 31m (102feet) || 27244 || SLI-019 || 10|- | Sangamankanda Point Lighthouse || Image || 1947 ||
7.0258°N 81.878°W || Fl W 5s. || 7.5m (24.6feet) || 27264 || SLI-020 || 10|- |}

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Notes and References

  1. 2016-11-14.
  2. http://msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal?_nfpb=true&_st=&_pageLabel=msi_pub_detail&CCD_itemID=112&pubConstant=NGALOL NGA List of Lights – Pub.112