Foyers Power Station
Foyers Power Station is a power station in Highland Council, Scotland. Foyers Power Station is situated nearby to the wharf Foyers Quay, as well as near Boleskine Cemetery.Photo: Paul Hookway, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boleskine House and Loch Mhor Dam.
Boleskine House
Building
Boleskine House is a manor on the south-east side of Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is notable for having been the home of author and occultist Aleister Crowley, and Led Zeppelin guitarist and producer Jimmy Page. Boleskine House is situated 2,100 feet northeast of Foyers Power Station.
Loch Mhor Dam
Dam
Photo: Paul Hookway, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Mhor Dam is situated 2½ miles south of Foyers Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Foyers and Falls of Foyers.
Foyers
Village
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Foyers is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland, lying on the east shore of Loch Ness. The village is situated on the B852, part of the Military Road built by General George Wade, 10 miles northeast of Fort Augustus.
Falls of Foyers
Locality
The Falls of Foyers are two waterfalls on the River Foyers, which feeds Loch Ness, in Highland, Scotland. They are located on the lower portion of the River Foyers, and consist of the upper falls, with a drop of 46 feet and the lower falls, which drop 98 feet.
Inverfarigaig
Village
Photo: Tony Ayland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Inverfarigaig is a hamlet at the mouth of the River Farigaig, on the south-east shore of Loch Ness in Inverness-shire, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Inverfarigaig is situated 2 miles northeast of Foyers Power Station.
Foyers Power Station
- Type: Power station
- Description: hydroelectric power station in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: pumped-storage power station and industry
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.26205° or 57° 15′ 43″ northLongitude
-4.48351° or 4° 29′ 1″ westOperator
SSE RenewablesOpen location code
9C9Q7G68+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 449382772OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q11969812
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In Other Languages
From Norwegian to Ukrainian—“Foyers Power Station” goes by many names.
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Foyers vannkraftverk”
- Norwegian: “Foyers vannkraftverk”
- Ukrainian: “ГЕС-ГАЕС Фойерс”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Foyers Quay and Boleskine Cemetery.
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