Farol Eddystone, Eddystone Rocks, Inglaterra
Eddystone Rocks - Inglaterra
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The Eddystone
Lighthouse is a lighthouse that is located on the
dangerous Eddystone Rocks, 9 statute
miles (14 km) south of Rame Head in
England. While Rame Head is in Cornwall, the rocks are submerged below the surface of the sea and composed of Precambrian gneiss.
The current
structure is the fourth to be built on the site. The first and second were
destroyed by storm and fire respectively. The third, also known as Smeaton's Tower, is the best known because of its influence
on lighthouse design and its importance in the development
of concrete for building. Its upper portions have been
re-erected in Plymouth as a monument. The first lighthouse, completed in 1699,
was the world's first open ocean lighthouse although the Cordouan lighthouse preceded
it as the first offshore lighthouse.
