Laig Hydroelectric

Laig Hydroelectric is a power station in Highland Council, Scotland. Laig Hydroelectric is situated nearby to the lake Lochan an Fhiantaiche, as well as near Blàr Dubh.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Laig Beach and St Donnan’s Roman Catholic Church, Cleadale, Eigg.

Laig Beach

Beach

Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Laig Beach is situated 2,700 feet north of Laig Hydroelectric.

St Donnan’s Roman Catholic Church, Cleadale, Eigg

Church

Photo: Tom Parnell, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Donnan’s Roman Catholic Church, Cleadale, Eigg is situated 3,700 feet northeast of Laig Hydroelectric.

An Sgùrr, also known as The Sgùrr of Eigg, is the highest point on the island of Eigg in Scotland's Small Isles. It was formed 59 million years ago; the result of one of the last eruptions of a volcano, the core of which now forms the Isle of Rùm. An Sgùrr is situated 2 miles south of Laig Hydroelectric.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cleadale and Eigg.

Cleadale

Village

Photo: Mick Garratt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cleadale is a settlement on the north west side of the island of Eigg, in the Small Isles of Scotland and is in the council area of Highland. The setting is visually dramatic.

Eigg

Photo: Graham Lewis, CC BY 2.0.

Eigg is one of the Small Isles, lying 10 miles off the west coast of Scotland, and with a population of just under 100. The name means "notched" and it's a moorland plateau cleaved by a valley, with the dramatic scarp of An Sgurr looming over it.

Galmisdale

Village

Photo: L J Cunningham, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Galmisdale is the main port of the island of Eigg, one of the Small Isles of the Inner Hebrides. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Galmisdale is situated 2½ miles south of Laig Hydroelectric.

Laig Hydroelectric

Type: Power station
Categories: building and industry
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.9102° or 56° 54′ 37″ north

Longitude

-6.16099° or 6° 9′ 40″ west

Operator

Eigg Electric

Open location code

9C8MWR6Q+3J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 207095161

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lochan an Fhiantaiche and Blàr Dubh.

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