Auchteraw BESS

Auchteraw BESS is a power station in Highland Council, Scotland. Auchteraw BESS is situated nearby to the cemetery Auchtheraw Roman Catholic Burial Ground, as well as near the archaeological site Torr Dhuin, dun site.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cullochy Lock and Culachy Falls.

Cullochy Lock

Lock

Photo: Clive Perrin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cullochy Lock is situated 2 miles south of Auchteraw BESS.

Much of Scotland is mountainous; western areas of the Highlands enjoy a wet climate. The more steeply plunging west coast highland rivers in particular are home to countless waterfalls. Culachy Falls is situated 2 miles southeast of Auchteraw BESS.

Fort Augustus Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort Augustus Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles northeast of Auchteraw BESS.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Augustus and Dalchreichart.

Fort Augustus

Photo: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo, CC BY 2.0.

Fort Augustus is a village in The Great Glen, the fault line that traverses the Scottish Highlands. It's at the south end of Loch Ness, midway between Fort William and Inverness, and in 2023 had a population of about 650.

Dalchreichart

Hamlet

Photo: Elina21st, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dalchreichart is a small hamlet in Glen Moriston, Inverness-shire, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It lies about 15 km west of Invermoriston. Dalchreichart is situated 5 miles northwest of Auchteraw BESS.

Auchteraw BESS

Type: Power station
Description: Battery Energy Storage System near Fort Augustus, Scotland
Categories: battery storage power station and industry
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.12788° or 57° 7′ 40″ north

Longitude

-4.72714° or 4° 43′ 38″ west

Operator

Field Energy

Open location code

9C9Q47HF+54

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1474404445

Wikidata ID

Q138012785

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Auchtheraw Roman Catholic Burial Ground and Torr Dhuin, dun site.

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