Beardown Aqueduct, near Princetown, Dartmoor.
N 50° 33.683 W 003° 58.614
30U E 430807 N 5601506
A granite aqueduct on central Dartmoor.
Waymark Code: WM8E2N
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/20/2010
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The Devonport Leat, (construction began in 1801) supplies Burrator Reservoir with water, the water is taken off the West Dart River and the Cowsic River several miles up stream from the waymark. On the West Dart section the leat brings the water down to the Beardown Farm area but because of the steep terrain they decided to pipe the water rather than flow through the leat. From the leat which is on the hill is a north easterly direction the water is piped down to this aqueduct then pushed up over the hill to join the Cowsic leat via a fountain. This part of the Devonport leat was completed in 1899. The aqueduct bears the initials DWC which stand for Devonport Water Company.
Ordnance Survey map reference (10 figure) if within DNP – If outside the Park, add N/A: SX60075 75381
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