Orrin Power Station
Orrin Power Station is an industrial building in Highland Council, Scotland. Orrin Power Station is situated nearby to Loch Achonachie, as well as near the forest Torrachilty Wood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loch Achonachie and Rogie Falls.
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. Loch Achonachie is situated 550 feet north of Orrin Power Station.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 Orrin Power Station.
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 Orrin Power Station.
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 Orrin Power Station.
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.
Orrin Power Station
- Type: Industrial building
- Description: hydroelectric power station in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: hydroelectric power station, building, and industry
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.55408° or 57° 33′ 15″ northLongitude
-4.61539° or 4° 36′ 55″ westOperator
Scottish & Southern EnergyOpen location code
9C9QH93M+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 295309163OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrialWikidata ID
Q116916600
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Torr Achilty Power Station and Dam and Torrachilty Wood.
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