Glendoe Hydro Scheme
The Glendoe Hydro Scheme for the generation of hydro-electric power is located in the Monadhliath Mountains near Fort Augustus, above Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland.Photo: Sarah McGuire, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cherry Island and Fort Augustus Lighthouse.
Cherry Island
Islet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Ness is a large freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands. It takes its name from the River Ness, which flows from the northern end. Loch Ness is best known for claimed sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie". Cherry Island is situated 1½ miles northwest of Glendoe Hydro Scheme.
Fort Augustus Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort Augustus Lighthouse is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Glendoe Hydro Scheme.
Crannog on Cherry Island, Inchnacardoch Bay, Loch Ness
Archaeological site
Photo: Nilfanion, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crannog on Cherry Island, Inchnacardoch Bay, Loch Ness is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Glendoe Hydro Scheme.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Augustus and Invermoriston.
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.
Invermoriston
Village
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Invermoriston is a small village 11 kilometres north of Fort Augustus, Highland, Scotland. The village is on the A82 road, at a junction with the A887. Invermoriston is situated 5 miles north of Glendoe Hydro Scheme.
Glendoe Hydro Scheme
- Type: Power station
- Description: hydroelectric power scheme in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: hydro-electric power scheme and industry
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.13659° or 57° 8′ 12″ northLongitude
-4.64341° or 4° 38′ 36″ westOperator
SSEOpen location code
9C9Q49P4+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 219813087Wikidata ID
Q5568417
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In Other Languages
“Glendoe Hydro Scheme” goes by many names.
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС Глендоу”
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