Captain Dawson Tower

'Light house' without a light..

Done twice ,a truly memorable experience with the climb in near darkness along the 100 plus steps and thee vista from above takes the breath away. This old sentinel from two centuries back still keep ...

Excellent - long climb!

Really enjoyed the view but it's a long climb for the fairly fit! Dark, and no handrail, but worth the effort if you can.

Historical monument of Captain dorson

This tower is historical monument of captain Dowson who made colombo - Kandy road. If you visit there you can see old instruments they used to made this colombo- Kandy main road. Now a days no mainten...

contraction

this monument tower is a amazing contraction work in 1832. Captan Dowson is the Engineer in road development in those time in Ceylon

Historic tower

Dawson Tower has a statue of William Dawson the architect of the adjacent tunnel completed during colonial times. A small detour is required from the main road.