Description
Eddystone Lighthouse is one of the most famous and historically significant lighthouses in the UK, standing on the remote and perilous Eddystone Rocks approximately 9 miles south of Rame Head in Cornwall. The current tower, completed in 1882, is the fourth to be built on the site and was designed by Sir James Douglass to withstand the full force of the Atlantic Ocean. Standing 49 meters tall and constructed from granite, the lighthouse was automated in 1982 and continues to serve as a vital navigational aid. Its dramatic location and storied past—including the pioneering third tower by John Smeaton, now partially re-erected on Plymouth Hoe—make Eddystone not only an engineering marvel but also a symbol of human determination to conquer nature’s extremes in the name of safety at sea.