Reservoirs & lochs · Scottish Highlands
Laggan Dam
Laggan Dam in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Richard Law — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Nearest railway station
- Tulloch · 1.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Laggan 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
Laggan Dam is a mass concrete gravity dam located on the River Spean south west of Loch Laggan in the Scottish Highlands. It forms the second reservoir for the Lochaber hydroelectric scheme.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The structure was built as part of the Lochaber hydroelectric scheme by Balfour Beatty for the British Aluminium Company and construction was finished in 1934. The supervising engineers were the firm of C S Meik and William Halcrow, now known as the Halcrow Group.
Architecture
The dam is about 700 ft long, and 48 m high between the level of the foundations and the crest of the spillway. It is curved upstream like an arch dam with a radius of curvature of 2000 ft, but works purely on the principle of a gravity dam. The dam impounds Laggan Reservoir and Loch Laggan, which are connected via a short section of the River Spean. This was dredged and straightened over a length of approximately 1.3 mi to the confluence of the <bdi>Amhainn Ghuilbinn.</bdi> The reservoir has a capacity of 40000000 m3,
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.8895, -4.6731
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- PH31 4AR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
- Nearest railway station
- Tulloch — 1.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q6472062 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Laggan Dam (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Laggan Dam?
- Laggan Dam is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PH31 4AR).
- What is Laggan Dam?
- Laggan Dam in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Laggan Dam?
- The nearest railway station is Tulloch, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode PH31 4AR.
- Is Laggan Dam free to visit?
- Yes, Laggan Dam is free to enter.
- How do I get to Laggan Dam?
- The nearest railway station is Tulloch, about 1.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PH31 4AR.