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Smeaton's Tower

lighthouse in Devon, England, UK
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Smeaton's Tower

Summary

Smeaton's Tower is a lighthouse[1].

Key Facts

  • Smeaton's Tower is located in City of Plymouth[2].
  • Smeaton's Tower is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Smeaton's Tower's instance of is recorded as lighthouse[4].
  • Smeaton's Tower's architect is recorded as James Nicholas Douglass[5].
  • Smeaton's Tower's architect is recorded as John Smeaton[6].
  • Smeaton's Tower is made of stone[7].
  • The location of Smeaton's Tower was Plymouth Hoe[8].
  • Smeaton's Tower's Commons category is recorded as Smeaton's Tower[9].
  • 1759 marks the founding of Smeaton's Tower[10].
  • Smeaton's Tower's OS grid reference is recorded as SX4776253799[11].
  • Smeaton's Tower's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.3644, 'lon': -4.14183}[12].
  • Smeaton's Tower's service retirement is recorded as 1877[13].
  • Smeaton's Tower's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[14].
  • Smeaton's Tower's date of official opening is recorded as 1759[15].
  • Smeaton's Tower's has part is recorded as tread[16].
  • Smeaton's Tower's historic county is recorded as Devon[17].

Body

Geography

Smeaton's Tower is in the country of United Kingdom[3]. It is located in City of Plymouth[2].

Designation and Status

Smeaton's Tower's instance of is recorded as lighthouse[4]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[14].

History and Context

1759 marks the founding of Smeaton's Tower[10].

Related Entities

John Smeaton United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Edward · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id → 316691443
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10689]]: 316691443, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1784991259232"
  2. 12w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Plymouth Hoe
    Architect → James Nicholas Douglass, John Smeaton
    Inception → —
    Wolfram language entity code → Entity["Building", "SmeatonsTower::vchd8"]
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P4839]]: Entity["Building", "SmeatonsTower::vchd8"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257096|batch #257096]]"
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