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- Smeaton's Tower is a redundant lighthouse, now a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton, designer of the third and most notable Eddystone Lighthouse.
- Now standing at 72 foot high, Smeaton's Tower offers striking, elevated views of Plymouth Sound and the city from its lantern room.
- A centrepiece on Plymouth's Hoe, Smeaton's Tower is one of the city's most recognisable and well-loved landmarks.
- About this place. Smeaton's Tower is a memorial to civil engineer John Smeaton, designer of the third and most notable Eddystone Lighthouse.
- The Smeaton's Tower Plymouth was a revolutionary design for its time and acted as a blueprint for lighthouses throughout the world.
- So-called Smeaton’s Tower or Smeaton’s Light in Plymouth was the third lighthouse standing on the Eddystone Rocks.
- Originally built on the Eddystone reef in 1759, Smeaton's Tower was moved the 14 miles to the dry land of Plymouth Hoe in the 1880s.
- Smeaton's Tower, Plymouth (must see). John Smeaton was an 18th-century mechanical engineer and physicist called the "father" of civil engineering.
- Is it worth climbing Smeaton's Tower with kids? Here's what you need to know before visiting this iconic Eddystone lighthouse in Plymouth.
- Smeaton's Tower is the third & most notable Eddystone Lighthouse. I'm the iconic symbol of Plymouth. I retired to the Hoe in 1882. I am beautiful.
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