Loch Beannacharan Dam
Loch Beannacharan Dam is a dam in Highland Council, Scotland. Loch Beannacharan Dam is situated nearby to the lake Loch an Airjgh Fhraoich, as well as near the peak Càrn Bàn.- Type: Dam
- Description: 1962 gravity dam in Highland, Scotland, UK, impounding Loch Beannacharan
- Also known as: “Beannacharan Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loch Beannacharan and Deanie Power Station.
Loch Beannacharan
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Beannacharan is a freshwater loch in Glen Strathfarrar, situated roughly 9.5 kilometres west of the village of Struy. The loch sits on the River Farrar, which runs from Loch Monar to meet the River Glass, forming the River Beauly.
Deanie Power Station
Power station
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Deanie Power Station is situated 2 miles west of Loch Beannacharan Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Struy and Cannich.
Struy
Village
Photo: Jambamkin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Struy is a small village at the end of Glen Strathfarrar, about 15 km south-west of Beauly in the Highland council area of Scotland. Struy is situated 4½ miles east of Loch Beannacharan Dam.
Cannich
Village
Photo: Alasdair MacDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cannich is a village at the southern end of Strathglass, in the Highlands of Scotland, about 26 miles west of the city of Inverness. It is at the furthest point of the A831 that loops around the Aird from Beauly to Drumnadrochit. Cannich is situated 4½ miles south of Loch Beannacharan Dam.
Loch Beannacharan Dam
- Category: gravity dam
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.41344° or 57° 24′ 48″ northLongitude
-4.7893° or 4° 47′ 22″ westOperator
Scottish & Southern EnergyOpen location code
9C9QC676+97OpenStreetMap ID
way 207597982OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q111302830
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Loch an Airjgh Fhraoich and Càrn Bàn.
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