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Smeaton's Tower, Plymouth Hoe

Cofeb i'r periannydd sifil John Smeaton yw'r tŵr hwn. Efô a gynluniodd y trydydd Goleudy Eddystone, yr un hynotaf o'r enw hwnnw. A'r cynllun y gam mawr ymlaen yn y dull o godi goleudai, roedd tŵr Smeaton yn cael ei ddefnyddio o 1759 tan 1877,. Y pryd hynny, oherwydd erydiad yn y silff lle y safai, bu'n rhaid wrth adeilad newydd. I raddau helaeth, tynnwyd y tŵr i lawr ac fe'i ailgodwyd wedyn yma ar Plymouth Hoe, yn Plymouth, Dyfnaint, lle y saif o hyd.

 

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E koun an ijinour keodadel John Smeaton eo e voe savet an tour-mañ. Gantañ eo e voe raktreset an trede Tour-Tan Eddystone, an heverkañ hini gant an anv-se. Ur ganmmed vras war-raok e oa an doare sevel ijinet gantañ hag implijet e oa an tour-tan adalek 1759 betek 1877. Neuze avat, abalamour da grignerezh er bladenn-douar dindanañ, e voe ret sevel un tour nevez. Tamm-pe-damm e voe diskaret an tour kozh hag adsavet amañ war bPlymouth Hoe e Devon.

 

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Smeaton's Tower is a memorial to the civil engineer John Smeaton, designer of the third and most notable Eddystone Lighthouse. A major step forward in lighthouse design, Smeaton's structure was in use from 1759 to 1877. At that time, erosion of the ledge on which it was built meant that a new tower was required. Theold one was largely dismantled and rebuilt on Plymouth Hoe in Plymouth, Devon, where it stands today.

 

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