Dondra Head Lighthouse

Dondra Head Lighthouse

Dondra Head lighthouse
Location	Dondra, Sri Lanka
Coordinates	5°55′16″N 80°35′38″E / 5.92111°N 80.59389°E / 5.92111; 80.59389Coordinates: 5°55′16″N 80°35′38″E / 5.92111°N 80.59389°E / 5.92111; 80.59389
Year first constructed	1890
Year first lit	1890
Automated	n/a
Construction	brick
Tower shape	Octagonal tower
Markings / pattern	White
Height	49 m
Range	47 m
Characteristic	white flash every 5 s

Dondra Head Lighthouse is an offshore lighthouse in Dondra, Sri Lanka and is operated and maintained by the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. It is located on Dondra Head near the southernmost point in Sri Lanka and is the tallest lighthouse in the country. It was designed by Sir James Nicholas Douglass and constructed by William Douglass.

External links

• Dondra Head Light
• Devinuwara Official web site

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.