Lawers Dam
Lawers Dam is a dam in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Lawers Dam is situated nearby to the reservoir Lochan na Lairige, as well as near the peak Creag an Lochain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ross Mathieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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- Type: Dam
- Description: 1956 buttress dam in in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK, impounds Lochan na Lairige
- Also known as: “Ben Lawers Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Meall nan Tarmachan and Lochan na Lairige.
Meall nan Tarmachan
Peak
Photo: Ericoides, Public domain.
Meall nan Tarmachan is a mountain in the Southern Highlands of Scotland near Killin just west of Ben Lawers. It is often climbed as part of the Tarmachan ridge, the other peaks of which are Meall Garbh, Beinn nan Eachan and Creag na Caillich; these three peaks are Tops rather than Munros, and lie to the south-west of Meall nan Tarmachan.
Meall Corranaich
Peak
Photo: G Laird, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meall Corranaich is a mountain with a height of 1,069 metres in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland. It lies on the northern shore of Loch Tay in Perthshire, and is part of the Ben Lawers group.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Killin Stone Circle and Killin.
Killin Stone Circle
Locality
Photo: John Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Killin Stone Circle is a prehistoric stone circle situated at the west end of Loch Tay near the village of Killin, Stirling, Scotland. It is a scheduled monument. Killin Stone Circle is situated 4 miles south of Lawers Dam.
Killin
Village
Photo: Tine.wv, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Killin is a village in the central Highlands of Scotland. Situated at the western head of Loch Tay, it is administered by the Stirling Council area. Killin is a historic conservation village and sits within the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. Killin is situated 4 miles south of Lawers Dam.
Ardeonaig
Village
Photo: Russel Wills, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardeonaig is a hamlet on the southern shore of Loch Tay in the Stirling Council area of Scotland. It is approximately 7 miles east of Killin and lies at the mouth of the Ardeonaig Burn where it enters Loch Tay. Ardeonaig is situated 4½ miles southeast of Lawers Dam.
Lawers Dam
- Category: buttress dam
- Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.52364° or 56° 31′ 25″ northLongitude
-4.27792° or 4° 16′ 41″ westOpen location code
9C8QGPFC+FROpenStreetMap ID
way 172574256OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q111302229
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Highlights include Creag an Lochain and The Rest Boulder.
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