Laggan Dam

Laggan Dam is a mass concrete gravity dam located on the River Spean south west of Loch Laggan in the Scottish Highlands. It forms the second reservoir for the Lochaber hydroelectric scheme.

Photo: TreveX, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tulloch railway station and Inverlair Falls.

Tulloch railway station

Railway station

Photo: Nigel Thompson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tulloch railway station is a rural railway station in the remote Tulloch area of the Highland region of Scotland. This station is on the West Highland Line, between Corrour and Roy Bridge, sited 81 miles 59 chains from Craigendoran Junction, near Helensburgh. Tulloch railway station is situated 1 mile west of Laggan Dam.

Inverlair Falls

Waterfall

Photo: ronnie leask, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Inverlair Falls is a waterfall of Scotland. Inverlair Falls is situated 2 miles west of Laggan Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fersit and Achluachrach.

Fersit

Hamlet

Photo: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fersit is a hamlet close to Tulloch railway station in Lochaber, Scottish Highlands and is in the Highland council area. The River Treig, the outlet of Loch Treig, runs past Fersit. Fersit is situated 2 miles southwest of Laggan Dam.

Achluachrach

Hamlet

Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Achluachrach is a small settlement in Glen Spean in Lochaber, in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is located on the A86 road, 3 km east of Roybridge and 8 km east of Spean Bridge. Achluachrach is situated 4½ miles west of Laggan Dam.

Laggan Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Highland, Scotland, UK, impounds the Glen Spean reservoir
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.88967° or 56° 53′ 23″ north

Longitude

-4.6733° or 4° 40′ 24″ west

Open location code

9C8QV8QG+VM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 51144719

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

Wikidata ID

Q6472062

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Scottish Gaelic—“Laggan Dam” goes by many names.

Chinese: “拉根水壩”
Egyptian Arabic: “سد لاجان”
Italian: “diga di Laggan”
Scottish Gaelic: “Dama an Lagain”

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