List of lighthouses in Sri Lanka
# 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:

* Barberyn (Beruwala) Lighthouse
* Dondra Head Lighthouse
* Little Basses Reef Lighthouse
* Great Basses Reef Lighthouse

## Lighthouses

| Name | Image | Year built | Location & coordinates | Class of Light | Focal height | NGA number | ARLHS number | Range nml |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Barberyn Lighthouse | | 1890 | Beruwala 6°27′48.5″N 79°58′05.7″E﻿ / ﻿6.463472°N 79.968250°E﻿ / 6.463472; 79.968250 | Fl W 20s. | 46 metres (151 ft) | 27288 | SLI-002 | 27 |
| Batticaloa Lighthouse | | 1913 | Batticaloa 7°45′17.2″N 81°41′07.8″E﻿ / ﻿7.754778°N 81.685500°E﻿ / 7.754778; 81.685500 | Fl W 3s. | 27 metres (89 ft) | 27260 | SLI-003 | 10 |
| Chapel Hill Lighthouse | | n/a | Trincomalee District 8°32′52.3″N 81°14′39.4″E﻿ / ﻿8.547861°N 81.244278°E﻿ / 8.547861; 81.244278 | Fl W 10s. | 111 metres (364 ft) | 27248 | SLI-004 | 10 |
| Colombo Lighthouse | | 1952 | Colombo 6°56′10.8″N 79°50′27.0″E﻿ / ﻿6.936333°N 79.840833°E﻿ / 6.936333; 79.840833 | Fl (3) W 10s. | 26 metres (85 ft) | 27336 | SLI-005 | 25 |
| Colombo Island Breakwater North End Lighthouse | Image Archived 2016-10-17 at the Wayback Machine | 1907 | Colombo Harbour 6°57′39.2″N 79°51′04.7″E﻿ / ﻿6.960889°N 79.851306°E﻿ / 6.960889; 79.851306 | Fl G 3s. | 13 metres (43 ft) | 27320 | SLI-006 | 10 |
| Colombo Island Breakwater South End Lighthouse | Image Archived 2016-10-17 at the Wayback Machine | 1905 | Colombo Harbour 6°57′18.9″N 79°50′49.0″E﻿ / ﻿6.955250°N 79.846944°E﻿ / 6.955250; 79.846944 | Fl R 3s. | 13 metres (43 ft) | 27316 | SLI-007 | 10 |
| Dondra Head Lighthouse | | 1889 | Dondra Head 5°55′16.6″N 80°35′38.8″E﻿ / ﻿5.921278°N 80.594111°E﻿ / 5.921278; 80.594111 | Fl W 5s. | 47 metres (154 ft) | 27276 | SLI-001 | 28 |
| Foul Point Lighthouse | Image Archived 2016-10-13 at the Wayback Machine | 1863 | Trincomalee 8°31′31.4″N 81°19′07.3″E﻿ / ﻿8.525389°N 81.318694°E﻿ / 8.525389; 81.318694 | inactive | (tower) 32 metres (105 ft) | n/a | SLI-009 | n/a |
| Galle Lighthouse | | 1939 | Galle Fort 6°01′28.48″N 80°13′09.76″E﻿ / ﻿6.0245778°N 80.2193778°E﻿ / 6.0245778; 80.2193778 | Fl (2) W 15s. | 28 metres (92 ft) | 27284 | SLI-018 | 25 |
| Great Basses Reef Lighthouse | | 1873 | Southern Province 6°10′55.5″N 81°28′52.8″E﻿ / ﻿6.182083°N 81.481333°E﻿ / 6.182083; 81.481333 | Fl W 15s. | 34 metres (112 ft) | 27272 | SLI-010 | 25 |
| Hambantota Lighthouse | Image | 1913 | Hambantota 6°07′19.2″N 81°07′37.6″E﻿ / ﻿6.122000°N 81.127111°E﻿ / 6.122000; 81.127111 | inactive | (tower) 14 metres (46 ft) | n/a | SLI-011 | n/a |
| Jaffna Channel Lighthouse | | n/a | 9°37′37.2″N 80°01′58.0″E﻿ / ﻿9.627000°N 80.032778°E﻿ / 9.627000; 80.032778 | Fl (3) W 15s. | 6 metres (20 ft) | 27220 | n/a | 13 |
| Kankesanthurai Lighthouse | Image Archived 2016-10-23 at the Wayback Machine | 1893 | Kankesanthurai 9°48′57.9″N 80°02′41.4″E﻿ / ﻿9.816083°N 80.044833°E﻿ / 9.816083; 80.044833 | inactive | (tower) 22 metres (72 ft) | ex-27224 | SLI-012 | n/a |
| Kovilan Point Lighthouse | Image Archived 2016-10-17 at the Wayback Machine | 1916 | Karainagar 9°45′42.4″N 79°51′47.9″E﻿ / ﻿9.761778°N 79.863306°E﻿ / 9.761778; 79.863306 | inactive | 31 metres (102 ft) | 27212 | SLI-013 | 11 |
| Little Basses Reef Lighthouse | Image | 1878 | Southern Province 6°24′26.3″N 81°43′48.8″E﻿ / ﻿6.407306°N 81.730222°E﻿ / 6.407306; 81.730222 | V Q (2) W 10s. | 34 metres (112 ft) | 27268 | SLI-014 | 27 |
| Mannar Island New Lighthouse | | 1915 | Talaimannar 9°06′26.8″N 79°43′51.8″E﻿ / ﻿9.107444°N 79.731056°E﻿ / 9.107444; 79.731056 | Fl W 5s. | 17 metres (56 ft) | 27364 | SLI-015 | 10 |
| Mannar Island Old Lighthouse | | 1915 | Talaimannar 9°05′37.85″N 79°41′53.8″E﻿ / ﻿9.0938472°N 79.698278°E﻿ / 9.0938472; 79.698278 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mullaitivu Lighthouse | | 1896 | Mullaitivu 9°17′26.9″N 80°48′38.35″E﻿ / ﻿9.290806°N 80.8106528°E﻿ / 9.290806; 80.8106528 | destroyed 1996 Fl (2) W 10s. | 20 metres (66 ft) | 27232 | SLI-016 | 10 |
| Old Colombo Lighthouse | | 1860 | Colombo 6°56′05.2″N 79°50′34.3″E﻿ / ﻿6.934778°N 79.842861°E﻿ / 6.934778; 79.842861 | inactive since 1952 | (tower) 29 metres (95 ft) | n/a | SLI-021 | n/a |
| Oluvil Lighthouse | | 1999 | 7°17′25.4″N 81°52′02.2″E﻿ / ﻿7.290389°N 81.867278°E﻿ / 7.290389; 81.867278 | Fl W 10s. | 25 metres (82 ft) | n/a | SLI-026 | n/a |
| Point Pedro Lighthouse | | 1916 | Point Pedro 9°49′36.8″N 80°14′59.1″E﻿ / ﻿9.826889°N 80.249750°E﻿ / 9.826889; 80.249750 | Fl W 5s. | 31 metres (102 ft) | 27228 | SLI-017 | 10 |
| Pungudutivu Lighthouse | | n/a | Pungudutivu Lighthouse 9°34′04.1″N 79°51′14.7″E﻿ / ﻿9.567806°N 79.854083°E﻿ / 9.567806; 79.854083 | Fl W 5s. | 11 metres (36 ft) | 27216 | n/a | 11 |
| Round Island Lighthouse | | 1863 | Trincomalee 8°30′46.8″N 81°13′33.3″E﻿ / ﻿8.513000°N 81.225917°E﻿ / 8.513000; 81.225917 | Fl (3) WR 15s. | 31 metres (102 ft) | 27244 | SLI-019 | 10 |
| Sangamankanda Point Lighthouse | Image Archived 2016-11-15 at the Wayback Machine | 1947 | 7°01′32.8″N 81°52′40.7″E﻿ / ﻿7.025778°N 81.877972°E﻿ / 7.025778; 81.877972 | Fl W 5s. | 7.5 metres (25 ft) | 27264 | SLI-020 | 10 |
