Loch Meig Dam

Loch Meig Dam is a dam in Highland Council, Scotland. Loch Meig Dam is situated nearby to the peak Torr a‘ Bhealaidh, as well as near the lake Loch na‘ Sgarbh.

Photo: Jon Bird, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Highland, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Meig Dam”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Garve and Contin.

Garve

Village

Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Garve is a village on the Black Water river, in Ross-shire, and is in the Highland Council area of Scotland. It is situated 5 miles northwest of Contin, on the A835, the main road to Ullapool on the west coast, close to where the A832 branches off towards Achnasheen. Garve is situated 3½ miles north of Loch Meig Dam.

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 5 miles east of Loch Meig Dam.

Loch Meig Dam

Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.56463° or 57° 33′ 53″ north

Longitude

-4.71753° or 4° 43′ 3″ west

Operator

Scottish & Southern Energy

Open location code

9C9QH77J+VX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 37181335

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

Wikidata ID

Q128294612

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Torr a‘ Bhealaidh and Loch na‘ Sgarbh.

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