| Dondra Head lighthouse | |
| Location | Dondra, Sri Lanka |
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| Coordinates | |
| Year first constructed | 1890 |
| Year first lit | 1890 |
| Automated | n/a |
| Construction | brick |
| Tower shape | Octagonal tower |
| Markings / pattern | White |
| Height | 49 m |
| Range | 47 m |
| Characteristic | white flash every 5 s |
Dondra Head Lighthouse is an offshore lighthouse in Dondra, Sri Lanka and is operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. It is located on Dondra Head near the southernmost point in Sri Lanka and is the tallest lighthouse in the country. It was designed by Sir James Nicholas Douglass and constructed by William Douglass.
This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.