Plymouth breakwater and Lighthouse in Plymouth Sound outside Plymouth harbour England seen from the sea
Plymouth breakwater and Lighthouse in Plymouth Sound outside Plymouth harbour England seen from the sea LIGHTHOUSE SEA WALL PLYMOUTH BREAKWATER ENGLAND Plymouth Breakwater creates a harbour protecting anchored ships from storms The breakwater is around 1 700 yards 1 600 metres long stands in around 11 metres 36 feet of water It built by John Rennie and Joseph Whidbey starting in 1812 The breakwater has a 23 metre 75 foot tall lighthouse on its western end and a 9 metre 30 foot tall beacon with a spherical cage on top at the eastern end It is said that the cage is a life saving device designed to keep wrecked sailors from drowning in the huge waves of a storm on the low lying breakwater
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Location: Plymouth Sound outside Plymouth harbour England
Photo credit: © David Keith Jones / Alamy / Afripics
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