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

Photo: Zenit, CC BY 2.0.

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″ north

Longitude

-4.48351° or 4° 29′ 1″ west

Operator

SSE Renewables

Open location code

9C9Q7G68+RH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 449382772

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=industrial

Wikidata 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.

Nearby Places

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