Year first lit November 1889 Construction granite tower First lit November 1889 Year first constructed 1888 | Automated no Markings / pattern white tower Height 34 m Range 50,004 m | |
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Location BeruwalaKalutara DistrictSri Lanka Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Similar Brief Garden - by Bevis Ba, Little Basses Reef Ligh, Great Basses Reef Ligh, Dondra Head Lighthouse, Lunuganga | ||
Beruwala beach nearest beruwala light house
Barberyn Lighthouse (also known as Beruwala Light) is a lighthouse located on Barberyn Island. Barberyn Island an 3.25 ha (8.0 acres) island situated 0.8 km (0.50 mi) offshore from the town of Beruwala on the south-west coast of Sri Lanka, 56 km (35 mi) south of Colombo.The lighthouse is a 34 m (112 ft) high round white conical granite tower.
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The lighthouse was completed in November 1889, 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.