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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]. It ranks in the top 2% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Smeaton's Tower is located in City of Plymouth[3].
  • Smeaton's Tower is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Smeaton's Tower's image is recorded as Smeatons tower - Plymouth Hoe.jpg[5].
  • Smeaton's Tower's instance of is recorded as lighthouse[6].
  • Smeaton's Tower's architect is recorded as James Nicholas Douglass[7].
  • Smeaton's Tower's architect is recorded as John Smeaton[8].
  • Smeaton's Tower's made from material is recorded as stone[9].
  • Smeaton's Tower's location is recorded as Plymouth Hoe[10].
  • Smeaton's Tower's Commons category is recorded as Smeaton's Tower[11].
  • +1759-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Smeaton's Tower[12].
  • Smeaton's Tower's OS grid reference is recorded as SX4776253799[13].
  • Smeaton's Tower's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.3644, 'lon': -4.14183}[14].
  • Smeaton's Tower's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02y_4nk[15].
  • Smeaton's Tower's service retirement is recorded as +1877-00-00T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Smeaton's Tower's National Heritage List for England number is recorded as 1386470[17].
  • Smeaton's Tower's Open Plaques subject ID is recorded as 10022[18].
  • Smeaton's Tower's heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[19].
  • Smeaton's Tower's date of official opening is recorded as +1759-00-00T00:00:00Z[20].
  • Smeaton's Tower's plaque image is recorded as Plymouth (2021-11-19) 47.jpg[21].
  • Smeaton's Tower's has part is recorded as tread[22].
  • Smeaton's Tower's ARLHS lighthouse ID is recorded as ENG091[23].
  • Smeaton's Tower's MarineTraffic Lighthouse ID is recorded as 1000004552[24].
  • Smeaton's Tower's historic county is recorded as Devon[25].
  • Smeaton's Tower's British Listed Buildings ID is recorded as 101386470[26].

Body

Geography

Smeaton's Tower is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in City of Plymouth[3].

Designation and Status

Smeaton's Tower's instance of is recorded as lighthouse[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Grade I listed building[19].

History and Context

+1759-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Smeaton's Tower[12].

Why It Matters

Smeaton's Tower ranks in the top 2% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

John Smeaton United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . National Heritage List for England. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 4w 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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