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.- Lake
- …is also known as “Loch Achadh Omhnachaidh”
- Description: 1950s reservoir in Highland, Scotland, UK, on the River Conon
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rogie Falls and Fairburn Tower.
Orrin Power Station
Industrial building
Orrin Power Station is an industrial building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strathpeffer and Contin.
Contin
Village
Contin is a Ross-shire village, and a civil parish and…
Loch Achonachie
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Latitude
57.5556° or 57° 33′ 20″ north
Longitude
-4.6152° or 4° 36′ 55″ west
Open location code
9C9QH94M+6W
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lake
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Loch Achonachie” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Loch Achadh Omhnachaidh”
- Cornish: “Loch Achadh Omhnachaidh”
- Hausa: “Loch Achonachie”
- Irish: “Loch Achadh Omhnachaidh”
- Manx: “Loch Achadh Omhnachaidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Loch Achadh Omhnachaidh”
- Spanish: “Loch Achonachie”
- Welsh: “Loch Achadh Omhnachaidh”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fairburn and Kinnahaird.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Torrachilty Wood and Torr Achilty Power Station and Dam.
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