The Lighthouse was originally built on the Eddystone reef in 1759 at a cost of £40,000. John Smeaton used 1493 blocks of stone and 1800 Oak Trenails to build this engineering masterpiece which weighs in at 1000 tons.
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Now standing 72 foot high The Tower offers fantastic views from it's lantern room which, along with the rest of the building, has been painstakingly restored to it's original glory.