Construction masonry tower Admiralty number F0872 Height 22 m Range 25,928 m Year first constructed 1893 | Characteristic Fl (3) W 15s. Address Kankesanturai, Sri Lanka Opened 1893 Focal height 25 m | |
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Location Kankesanthurai
Northern Province
Sri Lanka Tower shape octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower and lantern | ||
Kankesanthurai lighthouse in sri lanka
Kankesanthurai Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Kankesanthurai in northern Sri Lanka. Built in 1893, the 22 metres (72 ft) lighthouse has an octagonal masonry tower with lantern and gallery. Located deep inside the Sri Lankan military's Valikamam North High Security Zone and next to a naval base, the lighthouse was heavily damaged during the Sri Lankan Civil War and is inactive.
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