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 Province	SLI002	1889	34m	Active
Great Basses Reef	Southern Province	SLI010	1873	37m	Active
Little Basses Reef	Southern Province	SLI014	1878	37m	Active
Batticaloa (Mattuwaran)	Eastern Province	SLI003	1913	28m	Active
Chapel Hill (Trincomalee Bay)	Eastern Province	SLI004			Active
Colombo	Western Province	SLI005	1952	34m	Active
Colombo Island Breakwater North End	Western Province	SLI006	1907	12m	Active
Colombo Island Breakwater South End	Western Province	SLI007	1905	12m	Active
Old Colombo	Western Province	SLI021	1860	29m	Decommissioned
Dondra Head	Southern Province	SLI001	1889	49m	Active
Foul Point Island (Kevilea)	Eastern Province	SLI009	1863	32m	Inactive
Galle	Southern Province	SLI018	1939	26.5m	Active
Hambantota	Southern Province	SLI011	1913	14m	Inactive
Kankesanthurai	Northern Province	SLI012	1893	22m	Active
Kovilan Point (Karaitivu Island)	Northern Province	SLI013	1916	30m	Active
Mannar Island (new) (Talaimannar)	Northern Province	SLI015	1915	19m	Active
Mannar Island (old) (Urumalai)	Northern Province	SLI025	1915
Mullaittivu	Northern Province	SLI016	1896	20m	Destroyed 1996-97
Oluvil	Eastern Province	SLI026	1999	24m	Active
Point Pedro	Northern Province	SLI017	1916	32m	Active
Pungudutivu	Northern Province
Round Island (Trincomalee, Kevuliya)	Eastern Province	SLI019	1863	21m	Active
Sangaman Kanda Point	Eastern Province	SLI020	1947	8m	Inactive

References

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