In 1592, Plymouth built a 28km channel running through Drake's Place, carrying water to the city from Dartmoor. This became known as Drake's Leat after Sir Francis Drake, who oversaw the construction. Drake's Leat supplied water to the townspeople through conduit houses around the town.
Drake's Leat, also known as Plymouth Leat, was a watercourse constructed in the late 16th century to tap the River Meavy on Dartmoor, England, from which it ...
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The ditch is the Plymouth or Drake's Leat. It was built by Sir Francis Drake between 1589 and 1591 to take water from Dartmoor to Plymouth and thus ensure ...
Drake's Leat. In the 16th century the importance of Plymouth grew and accordingly so did its population. It then soon became apparent that the existing water ...
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Drake's Leat is a small, mostly stone-lined, channel 4 or 5 feet across and 3 deep which was built at the end of the 16th century to carry water from Dartmoor ( ...
This leat ran from the River Meavy (under what is now Burrator Reservoir) for just over 17miles to Millbay docks in Plymouth. A large ornate pond/reservoir ...
Drake's Leat (Plymouth Leat), Meavy, Dartmoor National Park
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Spend time exploring Plymouth, South Devon and the south western section of Dartmoor National Park and you'll become familiar with Sir Francis Drake.
A small section of Drake's Leat on Dartmoor. Also known as Plymouth Leat, it was a watercourse constructed in the late 16th century to tap the River Meavy ...
SOUTH WEST COAST PATH - a photo tour ... A section of Drake's Leat and Clapper Bridge , near Clearbrook. ... and ran from above the Burrator Reservoir to Plymouth.
Drakes leat Stock Photos and Images. Waterfall feeding water from Drake's Leat ... Leat built by Sir Francis Drake to provide Plymouth with water opened in 1591.