'Devoke Water'
On Birker Fell, between Eskdale and Ulpha.
Location : Eskdale Green / Ulpha
Map - Ordnance Survey - SD 160970
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| Devoke Water and Yoadcastle from Rough Crag. Photo by Andrew Leaney |
Devoke Water is the largest, and one of the highest, tarns in the Lake District, and lies on Birker Fell,
half a mile to the west of the road between Ulpha and Eskdale. It is at an altitude
of 770 feet (223m), has a depth of 46 feet, and is almost a mile in length.
It can be reached via a bridle track from the fell road. There is a two-storey stone boathouse-cum-refuge
and a ruined stable. Devoke Water has an outlet in the northwest, via Black Beck, which, after a short
distance, plunges over rocks down a 26ft cascade, towards the River Esk.
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| Devoke Water from the side of Hesk Fell. Photo by David Hall |
Page created 12 Nov 2006. Last changed 12 Nov 2006.
