Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Highlands
Allt na Lairige Dam
Allt na Lairige Dam in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Allt na Lairige Dam is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Allt na Lairige Dam (Burn of the Pass), is a pre-stressed concrete dam in Argyll and Bute, Scotland at grid reference NN25251745. It creates an impounding reservoir which serves Allt na Lairige hydro-electric power station, which is part of the Shira Hydro-Electric Scheme, and is located on the River Fyne just before it discharges into Loch Fyne. The dam was designed by William George Nicholson Geddes, as directed by James Arthur Banks of Babtie, Shaw and Morton of Glasgow. Construction was carried out by Marples Ridgway. It was completed in 1956 and has a height of 22 metres (72 ft). It is the only large pre-stressed concrete dam in Britain.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 56.3172, -4.8271
Sources
- wikidata: Q112875100 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Allt na Lairige Dam (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Allt na Lairige Dam?
- Allt na Lairige Dam is in Scottish Highlands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 56.3172°, -4.8271°.
- Is Allt na Lairige Dam free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Allt na Lairige Dam is free.