Burrator Dam, Yelverton, Dartmoor National Park
Burrator Dam was built in 1898. According to information boards in the nearby Burrator Discovery Centre, the dam is 23.4m/77ft high and 114m/375ft wide and is built from granite and concrete.
Visit Burrator Discovery Centre for more information about the dam's construction. The old pictures and short film footage of the dam and local area are particulalry cool. Look out for an image of the temporary suspension bridge 'erected across Burrator Reservoir to provide access to and from Sheepstor Village'.
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