Errochty Dam

Errochty Dam is a dam in Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland. Errochty Dam is situated nearby to the peak Meall Ban, as well as near the hamlet Trinafour.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Loch Errochty and Loch Con.

Loch Errochty

Reservoir

Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Loch Errochty is a man made freshwater loch situated within the Perth and Kinross council area at the edge of the Scottish Highlands near the Highland Boundary Fault where the topography changes to lowland. Loch Errochty is situated 1½ miles west of Errochty Dam.

Loch Con

Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Loch Con is a small, remote, shallow, irregular shaped freshwater loch that is located in Glen Errochty in the Perth and Kinross council area, at the edge of the Scottish Highlands. Loch Con is situated 2 miles northwest of Errochty Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trinafour and Tummel Bridge.

Trinafour

Hamlet

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Trinafour is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately 17 miles north-west of Pitlochry, its nearest town. It is located at the western edge of Glen Errochty. The actor Alastair Mackenzie was born in Trinafour.

Tummel Bridge

Village

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Tummel Bridge is a village, which is situated 5 miles southeast of Errochty Dam.

Kinloch Rannoch

Village

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Kinloch Rannoch is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, at the eastern end of Loch Rannoch, 18 miles west of Pitlochry, on the banks of the River Tummel. Kinloch Rannoch is situated 5 miles southwest of Errochty Dam.

Errochty Dam

Type: Dam
Description: 1956 dam in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, UK, impounding Loch Errochty
Category: hydroelectric power station
Location: Perth and Kinross, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

56.76412° or 56° 45′ 51″ north

Longitude

-4.10532° or 4° 6′ 19″ west

Open location code

9C8QQV7V+JV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 74388231

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

Wikidata ID

Q17830804

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Meall Ban and Meall Dail Chealaich.

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