Nuns Cross Ford Double Sluice Gate, near Princetown, Dartmoor, Devon UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Brentorboxer
N 50° 30.663 W 003° 57.852
30U E 431634 N 5595898
A double sluice gate on the Devonport Leat on Central Dartmoor.
Waymark Code: WM9WFF
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/05/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dragontree
Views: 11

These sluice gate is at Nuns Cross Ford. One gate regulates the water flow on the leat and the other the flow on the overflow channel.

Devonport Leat is a considerable engineering achievement. It was built in the 1790's to take fresh water to the ever growing docks of Devonport in Plymouth, but now it terminates at Burrator reservoir. The water is taken from the West Dart River and the Cowsic, north of Two Bridges. Only the Dartmoor section of the leat survives due to building and modernization within the city of Plymouth.

This part of the leat is on High Moorland, it is an interesting area with the old clapper nearby, not far away is the leat tunnel, and also the old farm at Nuns Cross which has now been turned into a Bunk House.
Name of Waterway.: Devonport Leat.

Roughly when was the Waterway created?: Late 1700's

Is this waterway working?: Working

What is the condition of the sluice gate?: Excellent working order

What is/was the water used for?: Drinking Water

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