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Light Houses Of 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.

Barberyn Light House(Beruwala)
Nearest Town or City: Beruwala Sri Lanka
Location: SW coast of Sri Lanka.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Tower Height: 111
Description Tower: White conical stone tower.
Operational: Yes
Date Established: 1890
Date Present Tower Built: 1890
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Characteristic Range:White flash every 20 seconds; range 27 nautical miles.
Height Focal Plane: 150
National Register: No
Alternate Name1: Beruwala Light













Batticaloa Light House
Nearest Town or City: Batticaloa Sri Lanka
Location: East coast of Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Tower Height: 93
Description Tower: White conical masonry tower.
Operational: Yes
Date Established: 1913
Date Present Tower Built: 1913
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public: Grounds only.
Characteristic Range: White flash every 3 seconds; range 10 nautical miles.
Height Focal Plane: 89
National Register: No
Alternate Name1: Mattuwaran Light














Chapel Hill Light House
Nearest Town or City: Trincomalee Sri Lanka
Location: North side of entrance to harbor of Trincomalee, NE coast of Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Tower Height: Unknows
Description Tower: White structure on building.
Operational: Yes
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Characteristic Range: White flash every 10 seconds; range 10 nautical miles.
Height Focal Plane: 364
National Register: No



Colombo Clock Tower (Colombo Old)
Nearest Town or City: Colombo Sri Lanka
Location: West coast of Sri Lanka.
Notes: This tower was first established as a clock tower in 1860; the navigational light was moved to the tower by 1865. The original clock (made by the same manufacturer as "Big Ben") was replaced in 1913. The light was eventually blocked by tall buildings and was replaced by the new Colombo Lighthouse at Galbokka Point.
Tower Height: 96
Description Tower: Square brick tower.
Operational: No
Date Established: 1860
Date Present Tower Built: 1860
Current Use: Clock, monument.
Open To Public: Grounds only.
Directions: Located at the junction of Chatham Street and Janadhipathi Mawatha in downtown Colombo.
Height Focal Plane: 0
National Register: No
Alternate Name1: Old Colombo Lighthouse
Date Deactivated: 1952









This Picture was taken on - 1955/07/10



Colombo Island Breakwater North End Light House
Nearest Town or City: Colombo Sri Lanka
Location: Northern end of detatched breakwater in harbor at Colombo, west coast of Sri Lanka.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Tower Height: 37
Description Tower: White conical tower.
Operational: Yes
Date Established: 1907
Date Present Tower Built: 1907
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Characteristic Range: Green flash every 3 seconds; range 10 nautical miles.
Height Focal Plane: 42
National Register: No


Colombo Island Breakwater South End Light House
Nearest Town or City: Colombo Sri Lanka
Location: Southern end of detatched breakwater in harbor at Colombo, west coast of Sri Lanka.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Tower Height: 37
Description Tower: White conical tower.
Operational: Yes
Date Established: 1905
Date Present Tower Built: 1905
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Characteristic Range: Red flash every 3 seconds; range 10 nautical miles.
Height Focal Plane: 42
National Register: No


Colombo Light House(new)
Nearest Town or City: Colombo Sri Lanka
Location: In harbor at Colombo, west coast of Sri Lanka.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Notes: This light replaced a light on the Colombo Clock Tower.
Tower Height: 49
Description Tower: Round stone tower with black and white checkerboard pattern.
Operational: Yes
Date Established: 1829
Date Present Tower Built: 1952
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public: Grounds only.
Characteristic Range: Three white flashes every 10 seconds; range 25 nautical miles.
Height Focal Plane: 85
National Register: No


Colombo Northeast Breakwater Light House
Nearest Town or City: Colombo Sri Lanka
Location: End of northeast breakwater in harbor at Colombo, west coast of Sri Lanka.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Tower Height: 33
Description Tower: White conical tower.
Operational: Yes
Date Established: 1907
Date Present Tower Built: 1907
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Characteristic Range: Fixed red; range 10 nautical miles.
Height Focal Plane: 44
National Register: No


Colombo Southwest Breakwater Light House
Nearest Town or City: Colombo Sri Lanka
Location: In harbor at Colombo, west coast of Sri Lanka.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Tower Height: 61
Description Tower: White conical tower.
Operational: Yes
Date Established: 1903
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Characteristic Range: Green light occulting once every 5 seconds; range 13 nautical miles.
Height Focal Plane: 56
National Register: No






Gal Bokka - Colombo






Dondra Head Light House (Dewinuvara)
Nearest Town or City: Matara Sri Lanka
Location: Southernmost point of Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports' Authority
Notes: This lighthouse was designed by James Douglass and constructed by William Douglass of the Imperial Lighthouse Service. This is the tallest lighthouse in Sri Lanka.
Tower Height: 160
Description Tower: White octagonal brick tower.
Operational: Yes
Date Established: 1889
Date Present Tower Built: 1889
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public: At times.
Characteristic Range: White flash every 5 seconds; range 28 nautical miles.
Height Focal Plane: 153
National Register: No



















Foul Point Light House (Kevillea)
Nearest Town or City: Trincomalee Sri Lanka
Location: Southern entrance to harbor at Trincomalee, NE coast of Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Tower Height: 105
Description Tower: Conical stone tower.
Operational: No
Date Established: 1863
Date Present Tower Built: 1863
Current Use: Unknown.
Open To Public: Grounds only?
Height Focal Plane: 0
National Register: No










Galle Light House
Nearest Town or City: Galle Sri Lanka
Location: On ramparts of old Dutch Fort overlooking seaward channel into Galle Harbour, southwestern Sri Lanka.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Notes: The first lighthouse here built by the British in 1848 burned down in 1934.
Tower Height: 87
Description Tower: White conical tower.
Operational: Yes
Date Established: 1848
Date Present Tower Built: 1939
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Characteristic Range: Two white flashes every 15 seconds; range 25 nautical miles.
Height Focal Plane: 93
National Register: No
Alternate Name1: Pointe de Galle Light
Country: Sri Lanka
Earlier Towers: 1848: White conical tower on the southwest bastion of the fort, 80 feet tall, focal plane at 100 feet.































Hambantota
1913 (station established 1903). Inactive. 14 m (43 ft) round masonry tower with lantern and gallery. The lighthouse is unpainted, but the use of dark and light stone gives it the appearance of having black and white spiral bands. Keeper's house and other light station buildings; there is also an early 19th century Martello tower adjacent to the light station. Focal plane of only 15 m (50 ft). The present lighthouse was active at least into the 1970s. Located on a promontory at Hambantota on the southeastern coast of Sri Lanka








Great Basses Light House (Maha Rawana)
Nearest Town or City: Palatupana Sri Lanka
Location: Near the south end of the Great Basses reef, off the SE coast of Sri Lanka.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Notes: The Basses (derived from the Portuguese word "baxos," meaning shoals) are a line of reefs off the SE coast of Sri Lanka. Both the Little Basses and Great Basses lighthouses were designed by James Douglass and constructed by his brother William Douglass of the Imperial Lighthouse Service. Each of the two is said to have received a hyperradial lens in 1888. The lighthouses were rehabilitated in the late 1990s, but they suffered some damage from the December 2004 tsunami, mainly to the lighting equipment. In December 2005, the English and Scottish lighthouse authorities - Trinity House and the Northern Lighthouse Board - announced that, in agreement with the Sri Lanka government, they had undertaken to repair the damage and launched a joint campaign to collect private funds for that purpose.
Tower Height: 127
Description Tower: White conical granite tower.
Operational: Yes
Date Established: 1873
Date Present Tower Built: 1873
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public: No.
Directions: Diving excursions to the reefs are available from Colombo and can be arranged from such places as Kirinda and Yala on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka. The diving season in this area is from November to April. Map It!
Characteristic Range: White flash every 15 seconds; range 25 nautical miles.
Height Focal Plane: 110
National Register: No
Keepers: Mohamed Zarook (1969-1971), J. P. Padmasiri (c. 2000), B. K. Rahuman (assistant, c. 2000)







Little Basses Light House (Kuda Rawana)
Nearest Town or City: Yala Sri Lanka
Location: At the northern end of Little Basses Reef, off the SE coast of Sri Lanka.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Notes: The Basses (derived from the Portuguese word "baxos," meaning shoals) are a line of reefs off the SE coast of Sri Lanka. Both the Little Basses and Great Basses lighthouses were designed by James Douglass and constructed by his brother William Douglass of the Imperial Lighthouse Service. Each of the two is said to have received a hyperradial lens in 1888. The lighthouses were rehabilitated in the late 1990s, but they suffered some damage from the December 2004 tsunami, mainly to the lighting equipment. The Little Basses lightkeeper had to be rescued by helicopter. In December 2005, the English and Scottish lighthouse authorities - Trinity House and the Northern Lighthouse Board - announced that, in agreement with the Sri Lanka government, they had undertaken to repair the damage and launched a joint campaign to collect private funds for that purpose.
Tower Height: 125
Description Tower: White granite tower and cupola, with a black band and two galleries.
Operational: Yes
Date Established: 1878
Date Present Tower Built: 1878
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public: No.
Directions: The lighthouse can be seen from the beach at Yala. Diving excursions to the reefs are available from Colombo and can be arranged from such places as Kirinda and Yala on the southeast coast of Sri Lanka. The diving season in this area is from November to April. Map It!
Characteristic Range: Two very quick white flashes every 10 seconds; range 27 nautical miles.
Height Focal Plane: 110
National Register: No
Keepers: A.P.L Vasgunewardena (c. 2000)






Kankesanturai Light
Nearest Town or City: Kankesanturai Sri Lanka
Location: Palk Strait, north coast of Sri Lanka.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Tower Height: 73
Description Tower: Round masonry tower.
Operational: Yes
Date Established: 1893
Date Present Tower Built: 1893
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public: Grounds only.
Characteristic Range: Three white flashes every 15 seconds; range 14 nautical miles.
Height Focal Plane: 81
National Register: No



Kovilan Point Light House (Kovilam)
Nearest Town or City: Jaffna Sri Lanka
Location: On island in Palk Strait, north coast of Sri Lanka.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Tower Height: 97
Description Tower: White masonry tower.
Operational: Yes
Date Established: 1916
Date Present Tower Built: 1916
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public: No.
Characteristic Range: Two white flashes every 10 seconds; range 11 nautical miles.
Height Focal Plane: 100
National Register: No
Alternate Name1: Kovilam Point Light



Mannar Island Light House(old)
Nearest Town or City: Talaimannar Sri Lanka
Location: Adam's Bridge, Palk Strait, NW coast of Sri Lanka.
Notes: This lighthouse is reportedly in poor condition. It has been replaced by a newer structure.
Tower Height: 0
Description Tower: Iron tower.
Operational: No
Date Established: 1915
Date Present Tower Built: 1915
Current Use: Unknown.
Height Focal Plane: 0
National Register: No
Alternate Name1: Talaimannar Light
Alternate Name2: Urumalai Light
Date Deactivated: ?



Mannar Island Light house (new)
Nearest Town or City: Talaimannar Sri Lanka
Location: Adam's Bridge, Palk Strait, NW coast of Sri Lanka.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Tower Height: 64
Description Tower: White cylindrical concrete tower.
Operational: Yes
Date Established: 1915
Date Present Tower Built: ?
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Characteristic Range: White flash every 5 seconds; range 10 nautical miles.
Height Focal Plane: 55
National Register: No







Mullaittivu Light House
Nearest Town or City: Mullaittivu Sri Lanka
Location: NE coast of Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Tower Height: 65
Description Tower: Iron skeletal tower.
Operational: Yes
Date Established: 1896
Date Present Tower Built: 1896
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Characteristic Range: Two white flashes every 10 seconds; range 10 nautical miles.
Height Focal Plane: 67
National Register: No



Oluvil Light House
Nearest Town or City: Akkaraipattu Sri Lanka
Location: SE coast of Sri Lanka, Indian Ocean.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Tower Height: 79
Description Tower: White cylindrical concrete tower.
Operational: Yes
Date Established: 1999
Date Present Tower Built: 1999
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public: Grounds only.
Characteristic Range: Flashing white every 10 seconds.
Height Focal Plane: 82
National Register: No












Point Pedro Light House
Nearest Town or City: Kankesanturai Sri Lanka
Location: Palk Strait, north coast of Sri Lanka.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Tower Height: 105
Description Tower: White conical masonry tower.
Operational: Yes
Date Established: 1916
Date Present Tower Built: 1916
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public: Grounds only.
Characteristic Range: White flash every 5 seconds; range 10 nautical miles.
Height Focal Plane: 102
National Register: No





Round Island Light House (Trincomalee, Kevuliya)
Nearest Town or City: Trincomalee Sri Lanka
Location: On island in harbor at Trincomalee, NE coast of Sri Lanka, Bay of Bengal.
Managing Organization: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Tower Height: 69
Description Tower: White cylindrical masonry tower.
Operational: Yes
Date Established: 1863
Date Present Tower Built: 1863
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Open To Public: No.
Characteristic Range: Three flashes every 15 seconds; range 10 nautical miles.
Height Focal Plane: 103
National Register: No
Alternate Name1: Trincomalee Light
Alternate Name2: Kevuliya Ligh

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