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    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...
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    the Warren House Inn. Notable leats include: Drake's Leat, constructed in 1591 under the management of Sir Francis Drake, as an agent of the Corporation...
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  • Kentucky, United States Drake's Island, an island located south of England Drakes Island, Maine, United States Drake's Leat, a watercourse near Plymouth...
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    the cave. Francis William Drake – relative of Sir Francis Drake Drake's Leat – a water supply for Plymouth, promoted by Drake Edmundson, William (2009)...
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    engineers to follow the natural contours of the land. Drake's Leat Keith Ryan. "Devonport Leat, 1801 (Two short extracts from the 37 pages of the Act...
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    museum and public library. In 1591, Drake's Leat first supplied water to Plymouth. Its route came through what is now Drake ward, but was at the time outside...
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    construction of water channels called leats. For example, Drake's Leat (completed 1591) took water to Plymouth and the Devonport Leat (1793) to the docks at Devonport...
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    two leats were built to provide drinking water for the town. They carried water from Dartmoor to Plymouth. A watercourse, known as Plymouth or Drake's Leat...
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  • Aqueduct Lamas Aqueduct Mağlova Aqueduct Olba Aqueduct Devonport Leat Drake's Leat Laleham Aqueduct New River Aqueduct Staines Reservoirs Aqueduct Brooks...
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  • his cousin Francis Drake's privateering and involvement in the slave trade. Aerial archaeologist Ben Robinson examines Drake's Leat, a watercourse constructed...
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