Loch Achonachie
Loch Achonachie is a freshwater loch in Ross-Shire, Scotland, 1.9 kilometres south-west of Contin. Situated on the River Conon, the loch is a manmade reservoir formed from the construction of the Torr Achilty hydroelectric dam in 1955, as part of the Conon Hydro Scheme.- Type: Body of water
- Description: 1950s reservoir in Highland, Scotland, UK, on the River Conon
- Also known as: “Loch Achadh Omhnachaidh”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Orrin Power Station and Rogie Falls.
Orrin Power Station
Industrial building
Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orrin Power Station is an industrial building, which is situated 550 feet south of Loch Achonachie.
Rogie Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rogie Falls are a series of waterfalls on the Black Water, a river in Ross-shire in the Highlands of Scotland. The falls are about 2 kilometres northwest of the village of Contin, next to the A835 road. Rogie Falls is situated 2½ miles north of Loch Achonachie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Contin and Marybank.
Contin
Village
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Contin is a Ross-shire village, and a civil parish and community council area between Strathpeffer and Garve in the Highland council area of Scotland. The parish has a population of 675. Contin is situated 1½ miles northeast of Loch Achonachie.
Marybank
Village
Photo: Gordon Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Marybank is a small village in Ross-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Muir of Ord lies 3 miles south east of Marybank, along the A832 road. Marybank is situated 3 miles east of Loch Achonachie.
Strathpeffer
Photo: AlasdairW, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Strathpeffer is a village in Easter Ross in the Scottish Highlands, with a population of 1040 in 2020. It has sulphurous springs and grew up in the 19th century as a spa resort, served by a branch railway line.
Loch Achonachie
- Category: reservoir
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.55558° or 57° 33′ 20″ northLongitude
-4.61524° or 4° 36′ 55″ westOpen location code
9C9QH94M+6WOpenStreetMap ID
way 23722552OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q112845798
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Satellite Map
Discover Loch Achonachie from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Loch Achonachie” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Loch Achadh Omhnachaidh”
- Cornish: “Loch Achadh Omhnachaidh”
- Irish: “Loch Achadh Omhnachaidh”
- Manx: “Loch Achadh Omhnachaidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Achadh Omhnachaidh”
- Spanish: “Loch Achonachie”
- Welsh: “Loch Achadh Omhnachaidh”
- “Loch Achadh Omhnachaidh”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Torrachilty Wood and Torr Achilty Power Station and Dam.
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Explore places such as Torr Achilty Dam and Loch Achilty car park.
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