Plymouth Breakwater Lighthouse
United Kingdom · Europe
About
Plymouth Breakwater is a 1,560-metre (1, 710 yd) stone breakwater protecting Plymouth Sound and the anchorages near Plymouth, Devon, England. It is 13 metres (43 ft) wide at the top and the base is 65 metres (213 ft). It lies in about 10 metres (33 ft) of water. Around 4 million tons of rock were used in its construction in 1812 at the then-colossal cost of £1.5 million (equivalent to £92.2 million today).
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