Smeaton's Tower

Smeaton's Tower
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General information
Typeformer lighthouse
and memorial
LocationThe Hoe, Plymouth, England
Coordinates50°21′52″N 4°08′31″W / 50.36441°N 4.14183°W / 50.36441; -4.14183
Completed1759

Smeaton's Tower is a redundant lighthouse, now a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton, designer of the third and most notable Eddystone Lighthouse. 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. The tower was largely dismantled and rebuilt on Plymouth Hoe in Plymouth, Devon, where it stands today.