River Orrin
The River Orrin is a river in former Ross-shire, Highland, northern Scotland. It drains to the Cromarty Firth on the east coast. The River Orrin is dammed in Glen Orrin making the Orrin Reservoir.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Loch Achonachie and Orrin Power Station.
Loch Achonachie
Loch Achonachie is a freshwater loch in Ross-Shire, Scotland, 1.9 kilometres south-west of Contin. Situated on the River Conon, the loch is a manmade reservoir formed from the construction of the Torr Achilty hydroelectric dam in 1955, as part of the Conon Hydro Scheme. Loch Achonachie is situated 2½ miles northeast of River Orrin.Orrin Power Station
Industrial building
Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orrin Power Station is an industrial building, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of River Orrin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Contin and Marybank.
Contin
Village
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Contin is a Ross-shire village, and a civil parish and community council area between Strathpeffer and Garve in the Highland council area of Scotland. The parish has a population of 675. Contin is situated 4 miles northeast of River Orrin.
Marybank
Village
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Marybank is a small village in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Muir of Ord lies 3 miles south east of Marybank, along the A832 road. Marybank is situated 5 miles east of River Orrin.
Garve
Village
Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Garve is a village on the Black Water river, in Ross-shire, and is in the Highland Council area of Scotland. It is situated 5 miles northwest of Contin, on the A835, the main road to Ullapool on the west coast, close to where the A832 branches off towards Achnasheen. Garve is situated 6 miles north of River Orrin.
River Orrin
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Highland, Scotland, UK, tributary of the River Conon
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“River Orrin” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “River Orrin”
- German: “Orrin”
- Japanese: “オーリン川”
- Swedish: “River Orrin”
- Welsh: “Afon Orrin”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Little Scatwell and Achilty.
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Highlights include Sron nan Saobhaidh and Carn Sgolbaidh.
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