Batticaloa Lighthouse

Batticaloa Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Sri Lanka, situated near the estuary in Palameenmadu. It was built in 1913[2] and is 28 meters high.

Batticaloa Lighthouse
Mattuwaran
Batticaloa Lighthouse
Sri Lanka
LocationBatticaloa
Eastern Province
Sri Lanka
Coordinates7°45′17.7″N 81°41′07.6″E
Year first constructed1913
Constructionmasonry tower
Tower shapetapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern on a stone basement
Markings / patternwhite tower and lantern
Tower height28 metres (92 ft)
Focal height27 metres (89 ft)
Light sourcemains power
Range10 nautical mile 
CharacteristicFl W 3s.
Admiralty numberF0846
NGA number27260
ARLHS numberSLI-003
Managing agentSri Lanka Ports Authority[1]

Location

Batticaloa's lighthouse is around 5 km from Batticaloa city, on Bar Road. You can access to it by taking Lake Road (also called Munich Vittoria Friendship Road) near Kallady Bridge and proceeding along Sinna Uppodai Lagoon for around 4 km. It is a very nice area for cycling or walking.

  • Batticaloa light house from Batticaloa lagoon
  • Batticaloa Lighthiuse from Batticaloa Beeach site
  • Batticaloa Lighthouse Evening Time
  • Ruins of old Batticaloa Lighthouse, which was built by British Ceylon
  • View from the top of the lighthouse
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See also

References
  1. Batticaloa (Mattuwaran) The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 1, 2016
  2. "Batticaloa Lighthouse". Retrieved February 13, 2013.




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