Aigas Dam
Aigas Dam is an industrial building in Highland Council, Scotland. Aigas Dam is situated nearby to the forest Black Wood, as well as near the archaeological site Dun Fionn, dun site.Photo: Craig Wallace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: gravity dam and power station on the River Beauly, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Aigas Power Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Eilean Aigas and Beaufort Castle.
Eilean Aigas
Forest
Photo: Vclaw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eilean Aigas is an island in the River Beauly, Scotland, in Kiltarlity parish in traditional Inverness-shire, now Highland Region. It is most notable for the mansion on it at its north end, which was formerly owned by the Sobieski Stuarts and rented by author and Scottish nationalist Compton Mackenzie from Lord Fraser of Lovat.
Beaufort Castle
Castle
Photo: Duncan David McColl, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beaufort Castle or Castle Dounie is a Baronial style mansion built in 1880 and incorporating older building work. It is situated on the right bank of the River Beauly near the town of Beauly in Inverness-shire and is 1 mile north of Kiltarlity and 13 mi west of Inverness. Beaufort Castle is situated 2 miles east of Aigas Dam.
Kilmorack Power Station and Dam
Industrial building
Kilmorack Power Station and Dam is an industrial building, which is situated 1¼ miles east of Aigas Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kilmorack and Aigas.
Kilmorack
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kilmorack is a small hamlet in Inverness-shire, in the Highlands of Scotland and now in the Highland Council area. It is situated on the north bank of the River Beauly, three miles west of Beauly and 15 miles west of the city of Inverness.
Aigas
Hamlet
Photo: sylvia duckworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Aigas is a small hamlet in the Highland Council area of Scotland. It is 5 miles southwest of Beauly and 15 miles west of Inverness, on the north bank of the River Beauly. Crask of Aigas is nearby, to the northeast. Aigas is situated 2 miles southwest of Aigas Dam.
Kiltarlity
Village
Photo: Jennifer Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kiltarlity is a small village in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is 12 miles west of Inverness and 2+1⁄2 miles south of Beauly, on the south bank of the Bruiach Burn. Kiltarlity is situated 2½ miles southeast of Aigas Dam.
Aigas Dam
- Categories: gravity dam, hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.4575° or 57° 27′ 27″ northLongitude
-4.54506° or 4° 32′ 42″ westOperator
SSE RenewablesOpen location code
9C9QFF43+XXOpenStreetMap ID
way 100549593OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialWikidata ID
Q111310718
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Black Wood and Dun Fionn, dun site.
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