- * Barberyn (Beruwala)
- 1890. Active; focal plane 46 m (151 ft); white flash every 20 s.
34 m (112 ft) round granite tower with lantern and gallery, painted
white. Lighthouse Digest has a June 2006 feature
article on this lighthouse, including two photos, Asantha Illesinghe
has a closeup,
Ranjith Gunarathne has a distant view,
and Google has a good satellite
view. We need current information on the status of this lighthouse.
Located on an island near Beruwala, about 55 km (35 mi) south of
Colombo. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS
SLI-002; Admiralty F0826; NGA 27288.
- * Colombo
(2) (Clock Tower)
- 1860 (station established 1829). Inactive since 1952. 29 m (95
ft) square cylindrical brick tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse
painted white with unpainted stone trim; lantern is gray metallic.
The tower rises from an open, arched base. Dennis Hurd's photo is
at right, another excellent photo
is available, and Google has a satellite
view. Huelse has a historic postcard
view in which the tower has a brown horizontal band below the
gallery, a band also seen in David Meare's 1964 photo.
This lighthouse was built as a clock tower in 1857; the lantern
was apparently added in 1860. The early history of this station
is somewhat obscure. The first Colombo light, apparently mounted
on a church tower, was demolished around 1838 to make way for
expansion of the nearby fort. The first
Colombo lighthouse was an interesting neoclassical structure,
the light tower rising from a circular stone building and surrounded
by an elaborate colonnade. The British Museum also has an image
of the first light and states that the light was moved to the clocktower
in 1867; however, this conflicts with light list data, which shows
the clocktower light already in use by 1865 with 1860 as the date
of construction. The lighthouse was deactivated after its light became
obscured by nearby buildings. Located at Chatham Street and Janadhipathi
Mawatha in downtown Colombo. Site open, tower closed.
- * Colombo
(3) (Galbokka Point)
- 1952 (station established 1820s?). Active; focal plane 26 m (85
ft); three white flashes every 10 s. 15 m (49 ft) round stone tower
with lantern and gallery, rising from a 1-story stone building.
The seaward side of the tower is painted in a black and white checkered
pattern, which is barely visible in a distant photo
and in David Meare's historic photo.
A photo taken
from the rear is available, and Google has a satellite
view. Located at Galbokka Point south
of the harbor on the Colombo waterfront. Site open, tower closed.
ARLHS SLI-005; Admiralty F0780; NGA 27332.
- Colombo Southwest Breakwater
- 1913. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); green light occulting once
every 5 s. 18 m (59 ft) round concrete tower with lantern and gallery,
painted white. David Meare has a 1964 photo,
a good recent photo
is available, a photo taken from the sea also shows the Pilot Station
(next entry), and Google has a satellite
view. Located at the end of the outer breakwater of Colombo,
marking the south side of the western entrance to the harbor; this
is the entrance used by larger ships. Site status unknown. Admiralty
F0794; NGA 27304.
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Colombo Clock Tower Light, September 2006
Creative Commons photo
by Dennis Sylvester Hurd
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