Eddystone Lighthouse Info

The most famous lighthouse in the British Isles is probably the Eddystone, built on a small and very dangerous rock 13 miles south west of Plymouth.

There have been four separate lighthouses built here. The original tower, completed in 1698, was the first lighthouse to be built on a small rock in the open sea. The history is as follows:

Winstanley’s Tower 1698 – 1703
Rudyerd’s Tower 1709 – 1755
Smeaton’s Tower 1759 – 1882
Douglass’s Tower – 1882 Onwards

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Eddystone Lighthouse 7 Day Weather Forecast

Today

Expect a temp in the range 8.3℃ to 9.4℃ with wind speed 6.3 m/sec (NNE)

Sunday, Apr 21

Expect a temp in the range 8℃ to 8.7℃ with wind speed 4.9 m/sec (NNE)

Monday, Apr 22

Expect a temp in the range 8.6℃ to 9.1℃ with wind speed 4.9 m/sec (NE)

Tuesday, Apr 23
cloudy

Expect a temp in the range 10.3℃ to 11.3℃ with wind speed 8.4 m/sec (N)

Wednesday, Apr 24

Expect a temp in the range 8.3℃ to 8.6℃ with wind speed 5.1 m/sec (NNW)

Thursday, Apr 25

Expect a temp in the range 10.4℃ to 10.8℃ with wind speed 5.9 m/sec (WNW)

Friday, Apr 26
cloudy

Expect a temp in the range 9.5℃ to 10.3℃ with wind speed 10.4 m/sec (WNW)

Our Plymouth weather forecast is from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

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Eddystone Lighthouse

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