Devonport Leat

Devonport Leat
Devonport Leat looking East towards Cramber Tor at Raddick Hill Falls
Coordinates50°34′49″N 3°57′43″W / 50.5802°N 3.9620°W / 50.5802; -3.9620
Location
Map

The Devonport Leat is a leat in Devon constructed in the 1790s to carry fresh drinking water from the high ground of Dartmoor to the expanding dockyards at Plymouth Dock (which was renamed as Devonport, Devon on 1 January 1824).[1]

  1. ^ Keith Ryan. "Devonport Leat, 1801 (Two short extracts from the 37 pages of the Act (for supplying... water), and extensive details of The head-waters of Devonport Leat... It is not unusual for newcomers to the subject to be confused, poring over maps, trying to discern the origins of Devonport Leat.)". dartmoorcam.co.uk. Retrieved 8 April 2018.