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.

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
Lighthouse Province ARLHS Completed Height Status Image
Barberyn (Beruwala)Western ProvinceSLI002188934mActive
Great Basses ReefSouthern ProvinceSLI010187337mActive
Little Basses ReefSouthern ProvinceSLI014187837mActive
Batticaloa (Mattuwaran)Eastern ProvinceSLI003191328mActive
Chapel Hill (Trincomalee Bay)Eastern ProvinceSLI004 Active
ColomboWestern ProvinceSLI005195234mActive
Colombo Island Breakwater North EndWestern ProvinceSLI006190712mActive
Colombo Island Breakwater South EndWestern ProvinceSLI007190512mActive
Old ColomboWestern ProvinceSLI021186029mDecommissioned
Dondra HeadSouthern ProvinceSLI001188949mActive
Foul Point Island (Kevilea)Eastern ProvinceSLI009186332mInactive
GalleSouthern ProvinceSLI018193926.5mActive
HambantotaSouthern ProvinceSLI011191314mInactive
KankesanthuraiNorthern ProvinceSLI012189322mActive
Kovilan Point (Karaitivu Island)Northern ProvinceSLI013191630mActive
Mannar Island (new) (Talaimannar)Northern ProvinceSLI015191519mActive
Mannar Island (old) (Urumalai)Northern ProvinceSLI0251915
MullaittivuNorthern ProvinceSLI016189620mDestroyed 1996-97
OluvilEastern ProvinceSLI026199924mActive
Point PedroNorthern ProvinceSLI017191632mActive
PungudutivuNorthern Province
Round Island (Trincomalee, Kevuliya)Eastern ProvinceSLI019186321mActive
Sangaman Kanda PointEastern ProvinceSLI02019478mInactive

References

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