Barberyn Lighthouse
Also known as: Barberyn Lighthouse
Granite tower (1888-89) on Barberyn Island off Beruwala, Sri Lanka, built by the Imperial Lighthouse Service. Chance Brothers optic replaced 1969; Archaeological Protected Monument since 2016.
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At a glance
Place
- Country
- Needs review
- Region
- Needs review
- Locality
- Not recorded
- Water area
- Not recorded
- Coordinate source
- NGA Pub. 112 (2026)
Identity
- LUX ID
- LUX-LH-000514
- Review status
- approved
- Object kind
- Lighthouse
- Mobility
- fixed
Structure
- Status
- Not recorded
- Construction date
- Not recorded
- Tower height
- Not recorded
- Tower form
- Not recorded
- Material
- Not recorded
- Daymark / colour scheme
- Not recorded
- Focal height
- Not recorded
- Light height
- Not recorded
Signal
- Light characteristic
- Not recorded
- Light intensity
- Not recorded
- Light range
- Not recorded
- Light number
- Not recorded
- Operation
- Not recorded
- Legacy light IDs
- Not recorded
- Call sign
- Not recorded
- Lens / optics
- Not curated
Position
- Latitude
- 6.46333
- Longitude
- 79.96833
Light Signature
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Names & naming history
- Barberyn Lighthouse
Heritage identity & evidence
Identity
- LUX ID
LUX-LH-000514- Type
- Lighthouse
- Object kind
- Lighthouse
Review & coverage
External identifiers
No reviewed external identifiers yet.
Key source-backed claims
- Official navigation position latitude: 6.46333, longitude: 79.96833 · NGA Pub. 112: List of Lights, Radio Aids and Fog Signals (2026) high
Claim evidence
Official navigation position
Selected value: latitude: 6.46333, longitude: 79.96833
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- latitude: 6.46333, longitude: 79.96833 · NGA Pub. 112: List of Lights, Radio Aids and Fog Signals (2026) high
Key sources
3 active / 3 total in-archive source links. Full sources below
External Identity Graph
- LUX Light ArchiveLUX-LH-000514 Canonical LUX ID
Local identity anchor for the record and related claims.
- Source URLs3 active / 3 total in-record source links Record source URLs
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Related places and objects
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Evidence and data
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- Barberyn Lighthouse6.46333, 79.96833
Source Evidence
- Hyperradiant Fresnel lens - Chance installationsLists Barberyn Lighthouse with company Chance and date 1888 in the hyper-radial lighthouse table.
- List of lighthouses in Sri Lanka - BarberynCorroborates Barberyn Lighthouse as a lighthouse identity/location reference.
- NGA Pub. 112: List of Lights, Radio Aids and Fog Signals (2026)Exact named NGA navigation-list entry 27288; published position 6°27.8′ N, 79°58.1′ E. Decimal degrees are a direct conversion of the published degrees and minutes.