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Burrator Reservoir

Burrator Reservoir is a reservoir situated on the southern side of in , England. It is part of a number of reservoirs and dams that were built over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries in the area now covered by Dartmoor National Park to supply drinking water to the city of and other rapidly growing towns in the surrounding lowlands.
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Photo: Jolly Janner, Public domain.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Down Tor and Yellowmead stone circle.

Peak
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a tor on , England, at GR 581694, height 366 metres, overlooking Burrator Reservoir.

Archaeological site
Photo: Richard Knights, CC BY-SA 2.0.
near in , England, is a Bronze Age concentric stone circle consisting of four rings of stones set within one another.

Archaeological site
Photo: Guy Wareham, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meavy and Princetown.

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a small village in , in the county of . The village sits within the .

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in , in the county of . The village sits within the . At around 435 m above sea level, is the highest settlement on the moor.

Village
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large village on the south-western edge of , , in England. It is in the civil parish of . According to the 2021 census, it had a population of 1,858, which was slightly more than the 1,810 recorded at the 2011 census.

Burrator Reservoir

Latitude
50.4993° or 50° 29′ 58″ north
Longitude
-4.0335° or 4° 2′ 1″ west
Open location code
9C2QFXX8+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 68602994
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Wiki­data ID
Q5000388
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Discover Burrator Reservoir from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Windstrew and Burrator Lodge.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Beechcroft Plantation and Longstone Manor (Medieval Ruin).

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Burrator Reservoir”. Photo: Jolly Janner, Public domain.