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.
| Name | Image | Year
built | Location &
coordinates | Class of Light | Focal
height | NGA
number | ARLHS
number | Range
nml |
|---|
| Barberyn Lighthouse | 1890 | {{coord>6|27|48.5|N|79|58|05.7|E}} | Fl W 20s. | 46|m|ft}} | 27288 | SLI-002 | 27 |
| Batticaloa Lighthouse | 1913 | {{coord>7|45|17.2|N|81|41|07.8|E}} | Fl W 3s. | 27|m|ft}} | 27260 | SLI-003 | 10 |
| Chapel Hill Lighthouse | n/a | {{coord>8|32|52.3|N|81|14|39.4|E}} | Fl W 10s. | 111|m|ft}} | 27248 | SLI-004 | 10 |
| Colombo Lighthouse | 1952 | {{coord>6|56|10.8|N|79|50|27.0|E}} | Fl (3) W 10s. | 26|m|ft}} | 27336 | SLI-005 | 25 |
| Colombo Island Breakwater North End Lighthouse | Image | 1907 | {{coord>6|57|39.2|N|79|51|04.7|E}} | Fl G 3s. | 13|m|ft}} | 27320 | SLI-006 | 10 |
| Colombo Island Breakwater South End Lighthouse | Image | 1905 | {{coord>6|57|18.9|N|79|50|49.0|E}} | Fl R 3s. | 13|m|ft}} | 27316 | SLI-007 | 10 |
| Dondra Head Lighthouse | 1889 | {{coord>5|55|16.6|N|80|35|38.8|E}} | Fl W 5s. | 47|m|ft}} | 27276 | SLI-001 | 28 |
| Foul Point Lighthouse | Image | 1863 | {{coord>8|31|31.4|N|81|19|07.3|E}} | inactive | {{convert>32|m|ft}} | n/a | SLI-009 | n/a |
| Galle Lighthouse | 1939 | {{coord>6|01|28.48|N|80|13|09.76|E}} | Fl (2) W 15s. | 28|m|ft}} | 27284 | SLI-018 | 25 |
| Great Basses Reef Lighthouse | 1873 | {{coord>6|10|55.5|N|81|28|52.8|E}} | Fl W 15s. | 34|m|ft}} | 27272 | SLI-010 | 25 |
| Hambantota Lighthouse | Image | 1913 | {{coord>6|07|19.2|N|81|07|37.6|E}} | inactive | {{convert>14|m|ft}} | n/a | SLI-011 | n/a |
| Jaffna Channel Lighthouse | n/a | {{coord>9|37|37.2|N|80|01|58.0|E}} | Fl (3) W 15s. | 6|m|ft}} | 27220 | n/a | 13 |
| Kankesanthurai Lighthouse | Image | 1893 | {{coord>9|48|57.9|N|80|02|41.4|E}} | inactive | {{convert>22|m|ft}} | ex-27224 | SLI-012 | n/a |
| Kovilan Point Lighthouse | Image | 1916 | {{coord>9|45|42.4|N|79|51|47.9|E}} | inactive | 31|m|ft}} | 27212 | SLI-013 | 11 |
| Little Basses Reef Lighthouse | Image] | 1878 | {{coord>6|24|26.3|N|81|43|48.8|E}} | V Q (2) W 10s. | 34|m|ft}} | 27268 | SLI-014 | 27 |
| Mannar Island New Lighthouse | 1915 | {{coord>9|06|26.8|N|79|43|51.8|E}} | Fl W 5s. | 17|m|ft}} | 27364 | SLI-015 | 10 |
| Mannar Island Old Lighthouse | 1915 | {{coord>9|05|37.85|N|79|41|53.8|E}} | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Mullaitivu Lighthouse | 1896 | {{coord>9|17|26.9|N|80|48|38.35|E}} | destroyed 1996
Fl (2) W 10s. | 20|m|ft}} | 27232 | SLI-016 | 10 |
| Old Colombo Lighthouse | 1860 | {{coord>6|56|05.2|N|79|50|34.3|E}} | inactive
since 1952 | {{convert>29|m|ft}} | n/a | SLI-021 | n/a |
| Oluvil Lighthouse | | 1999 | {{coord>7|17|25.4|N|81|52|02.2|E}} | Fl W 10s. | 25|m|ft}} | n/a | SLI-026 | n/a |
| Point Pedro Lighthouse | 1916 | {{coord>9|49|36.8|N|80|14|59.1|E}} | Fl W 5s. | 31|m|ft}} | 27228 | SLI-017 | 10 |
| Pungudutivu Lighthouse | n/a | {{coord>9|34|04.1|N|79|51|14.7|E}} | Fl W 5s. | 11|m|ft}} | 27216 | n/a | 11 |
| Round Island Lighthouse | 1863 | {{coord>8|30|46.8|N|81|13|33.3|E}} | Fl (3) WR 15s. | 31|m|ft}} | 27244 | SLI-019 | 10 |
| Sangamankanda Point Lighthouse | [https://static.panoramio.com.storage.googleapis.com/photos/large/125585619.jpg Image] | 1947 | {{coord>7|01|32.8|N|81|52|40.7|E}} | Fl W 5s. | 7.5|m|ft}} | 27264 | SLI-020 | 10 |
|
1. ^Sri Lanka The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 14 November 2016
2. ^NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 14 November 2016