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Plymouth

Eddystone Light

Smeaton's Tower is a redundant lighthouse, now a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton, designer of the third and most notable . A major step forward in lighthouse design, Smeaton's structure was in use from 1759 to 1877, until erosion of the ledge it was built upon forced new construction.
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Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Devon, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Smeaton’s Tower”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tinside Lido and Armada Memorial.

Water park
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a 1935 Art Deco lido in the city of in southwest . It is sited beside and is overlooked by and Smeaton's Tower. The lido opens in the summer months between May and September. is situated 430 feet south of Eddystone Light.

Memorial
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a monument on , , , England. Built in 1888, the monument celebrates the tercentenary of the defeat of the Spanish Armada, which was sighted by English captains stationed in the city. is situated 350 feet north of Eddystone Light.

Monument
Photo: Crispin Purdye, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a war memorial in , , which is dedicated to and Commonwealth sailors who were lost in World War I and World War II with no known grave. is situated 450 feet north of Eddystone Light.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plymouth Hoe and Mount Batten.

Locality
Photo: Merlin UK, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, referred to locally as The Hoe, is a large south-facing open public space in the English coastal city of , . The Hoe is adjacent to and above the low limestone cliffs that form the seafront and commands views of , , and across the to in .

Locality
Photo: Trysca, Public domain.
is a 24-metre tall outcrop of rock on a 600-metre peninsula in , Devon, England, named after Sir William Batten, MP and Surveyor of the Navy; it was previously known as How Stert.

Hamlet
Photo: Janipewter, Public domain.
Drake's Island is a 6.5-acre island approximately 500 metres from land in , the stretch of water south of the city of , Devon. The rocks which make up the island are volcanic tuff and lava, together with marine limestone of the Devonian period.

Eddystone Light

Latitude
50.36435° or 50° 21′ 52″ north
Longitude
-4.14189° or 4° 8′ 31″ west
Elevation
69 feet (21 metres)
Inception
1759
Height
72 feet (22 metres)
Open location code
9C2Q9V75+P6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 316691443
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
11594262
Wiki­data ID
Q3995634
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From French to Spanish—“Eddystone Light” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Eddystone Light”. Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.