Duck's Pool is a small depression set in a remote location in the southern half of Dartmoor, Devon at grid reference SX624678. It lies between the sources of the River Plym and the River Erme. High Willhays, the highest point on Dartmoor and southern England at 621 m (2037 ft) above sea level, with Yes Tor beyond. ... “Devonshire” redirects here. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The River Plym is a small river in Devon, England. ... The Erme is a river on Dartmoor, Devon, England. ...

No record exists of it having been a water filled pool although there is suggestion that it was drained by tin miners. However in all but the driest periods the area is usually boggy and may have a small amount of standing water. The name may be derived from the use of "duck" as a generic term for waterfowl. The Dartmoor tin mining industry is thought to have originated as early as pre-Roman times, and continued right through to the 20th century. ... Falcated Duck at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands centre, Gloucestershire, England Wildfowl or waterfowl, also waterbirds, is the collective term for the approximately 147 species of swans, geese and ducks, classified in the order Anseriformes, family Anatidae. ...

Approximately 500 metres downstream to the East is the remains of an old blowing house with rough dimensions of 4 metres by 6 metres. A number of Dartmoor authors suggest that it may be the one recorded as being in use in the Forester's Accounts of 1532. This working may have been responsible for the draining referred to above. Events May 16 - Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England. ...

In memory of Dartmoor author William Crossing a plaque and letterbox were placed at Duck's Pool by some individuals and members of a walking club known as Dobson's Moormen in 1938. William Crossing (1847 - 1928) was a writer and documenter of Dartmoor and Dartmoor life. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Coordinates: 50.49380° N 3.94130° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...