Beruwala Head; A Definite Destination to be Visited in Sri Lanka (Text and pix. by Harsha Udayakantha Peiris)

Beruwala, located 60 km South of Colombo on the main west coast road (Galle road), makes perfect location for the holidaying of both local and foreign tourism enthusiasts. Moragalla beach located further slightly north of Beruwale has been practically merged with Beruwala in terms of holidaying.
The name Beruwala is derived from the Sinhalese words Ba Ruvala (lower the sail).
Beruwala is well-know for one of the famous West Coast Lighthouses in the island
namely, the Barberyn (Beruwala) Head. The light house built in 1890 is still active with a white flash every 20 second when in operation from late evening to early morning.
The focal plane of the head is of 46 metres (151 ft). The small island several kilometers off the Beruwala fisheries harbour where this 34 metre (112 ft) round granite tower with lantern and gallery, painted white is situated, is a perfect single day holidaying location for both the local and foreign tourist. A boat to the lighthouse could be easily hired from the nearby fisheries harbour during the day time.
With the end of the nearly 30 years of terrorism in the country, restrictions are currently being lowered for the visitors to reach such magnificent destinations around the country that offer an excellent view of the coastline.
If properly addressed, with timely constructed further infrastructure facilities to these types of sites, the authorities can promote these historical locations as land mark sites that could be included specially in the itineraries of the foreign tourist in the near future as the trade of tourism is apparently reaching a full boom with the dawn of a sustainable peace in the country.