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The Significance of some early forms of the name Eddystone

Henri B.S Woodhouse

Trans. Devon Assoc., vol. XVIII, (1886), pp. 424-428.

Prepared by Michael Steer

The Eddystone Rocks form an extensive reef approximately 12 miles (19 km) SSW off Plymouth Sound, one of England’s most important naval harbours, They are submerged at high spring tides and were so feared by mariners entering the English Channel that they often hugged the coast of France to avoid the danger, which resulted in shipwrecks locally, and on the rocks of the north coast of France and the Channel Islands. The current structure is the fourth to be built on the rocks. The first and second were destroyed by storm and fire respectively. The third (Smeaton's Tower), is best known because it influenced lighthouse design  Its upper portions have been re-erected in Plymouth as a monument. The first lighthouse, completed in 1699, was the world's first open ocean lighthouse. The article, from a copy of a rare and much sought-after journal can be downloaded from the Internet Archive. Google has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. These books, on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers.