Barberyn Lighthouse Beruwala | |
Location: | Beruwala Kalutara District Sri Lanka |
Coordinates: | 6.4635°N 79.9683°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1888-89 |
Yearlit: | November 1889 |
Automated: | no |
Construction: | granite tower |
Shape: | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Marking: | white tower |
Height: | 34m (112feet) |
Focalheight: | 46m (151feet) |
Range: | 27nmi |
Characteristic: | Fl W 20s. |
Managingagent: | Sri Lanka Ports Authority[1] |
Heritage: | Archaeological Protected Monument (25 March 2016)[2] |
Barberyn Lighthouse (also known as Beruwala Lighthouse) is a lighthouse located on Barberyn Island. Barberyn Island a 3.25ha island situated 0.8km (00.5miles) offshore from the town of Beruwala on the south-west coast of Sri Lanka,[3] 56km (35miles) south of Colombo.The lighthouse is a 34m (112feet) high round white conical granite tower.[3]
The lighthouse was completed in November 1889,[4] and operated by the Imperial Lighthouse Service. In 1969 it was upgraded with the replacement of the old dioptric apparatus (produced by Chance Brothers) and with a pedestal rotating beacon (Pharos Marine PRB-21 sealed beam optic and drive pedestal). It was further modernised in 2000, with the introduction of a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) and is computer linked to the other major lighthouses around the country. The Barberyn Lighthouse is one of the four international lighthouses in Sri Lanka.