Cruachan Power Station
The Cruachan Power Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK. The scheme can provide 440 MW of power and produced 705 GWh in 2009.Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Falls of Cruachan railway station and Falls of Cruachan Railway Viaduct.
Falls of Cruachan railway station
Railway station
Photo: FelixTrain, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Falls of Cruachan railway station is a railway station located at the foot of Ben Cruachan in Scotland. This station is on the Oban branch of the West Highland Line, originally part of the Callander and Oban Railway.
Falls of Cruachan Railway Viaduct
Bridge
Photo: David Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Falls of Cruachan railway station is a railway station located at the foot of Ben Cruachan in Scotland. This station is on the Oban branch of the West Highland Line, originally part of the Callander and Oban Railway.
Cruachan Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: James Hearton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cruachan Reservoir is a reservoir in Scotland. It is located to the north west of Loch Awe, in a corrie beneath Ben Cruachan. It is the upper reservoir for the Cruachan Power Station pumped-storage scheme.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ardanaiseig and Lochawe.
Ardanaiseig
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ardanaiseig is a settlement on Loch Awe, Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Loch Awe is one of Scotland's longest freshwater lochs. The Ardanaiseig Hotel, a historic country house, has been converted into a luxury hotel.
Lochawe
Village
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lochawe is a village, which is situated 2½ miles east of Cruachan Power Station.
Cladich
Hamlet
Cladich is a scattered settlement in Argyll, Scotland. Cladich lies on the B840 road just to the west of its junction with the main A819. Cladich is situated 3 miles southeast of Cruachan Power Station.
Cruachan Power Station
- Type: Power station
- Description: pumped storage hydroelectric power station in Argyll and Bute, Scotland UK
- Categories: pumped-storage power station and industry
- Location: Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.39382° or 56° 23′ 38″ northLongitude
-5.11345° or 5° 6′ 48″ westInception
October 15th, 1965Operator
DraxOpen location code
9C8P9VVP+GJOpenStreetMap ID
way 449382367OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q15212096
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Hebrew to Ukrainian—“Cruachan Power Station” goes by many names.
- Hebrew: “תחנת קרואקן”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cruachan vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Ben Cruachan vannkraftverk”
- Scots: “Cruachan Dam”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС-ГАЕС Круачан”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cruachan Power Station Visitor Centre and Tervine, dun site.
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