Loch Cluanie
Loch Cluanie is a loch in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland at the south-east end of Glen Shiel. It is a reservoir, contained behind the Cluanie Dam, constructed by Mitchell Construction and completed in 1957 as part of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board's Glenmoriston project to generate hydroelectricity.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lake
- Description: lake dammed as a reservoir in Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows to River Moriston
- Also known as: “Cluanie” and “Loch Clunie”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tomdoun and Inchlaggan.
Tomdoun
Hamlet
Tomdoun is a settlement on the north side of the River Garry, near the western end of Loch Garry, in Glen Garry in the Highlands of Scotland. The name comes from the Gaelic for "the brown hillock". Tomdoun is situated 4 miles south of Loch Cluanie.
Inchlaggan
Hamlet
Photo: Patrick Mackie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inchlaggan is a hamlet, which is situated 4 miles southeast of Loch Cluanie.
Loch Cluanie
- Categories: reservoir and body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Swedish—“Loch Cluanie” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Loch Cluanie”
- Cebuano: “Loch Cluanie”
- German: “Loch Cluanie”
- Irish: “Loch Cluanaidh”
- Japanese: “ロック・クルアニー”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Cluanaidh”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Cluanie”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Cluanaidh”
- Swedish: “Loch Cluanie”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Creag na Nathrach and Strath Cluanie.
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