Orrin Power Station

Orrin Power Station is an industrial building in Highland Council, Scotland. Orrin Power Station is situated near the lake Loch Achonachie, as well as near the forest Torrachilty Wood.

Photo: David Maclennan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Industrial building
Description: hydroelectric power station in Highland, Scotland, UK
Postal code: IV6 7QF

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Loch Achonachie and Rogie Falls.

Loch Achonachie

Lake

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.

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

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″ north

Longitude

-4.61539° or 4° 36′ 55″ west

Operator

Scottish & Southern Energy

Open location code

9C9QH93M+JR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 295309163

OpenStreetMap feature

building=industrial

Wikidata ID

Q116916600

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Torr Achilty Power Station and Dam and Torrachilty Wood.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Torr Achilty Dam and Loch Achilty car park.

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