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]
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:
| 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 Lighthouse | 1915 | 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|- |} See alsoExternal links |
