Allt na Lairige Dam

Coordinates: 56°19′06″N 4°49′16″W / 56.3184°N 4.8210°W / 56.3184; -4.8210
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Allt na Lairige Reservoir
LocationGlen Fyne, Scotland
Coordinates56°19′06″N 4°49′16″W / 56.3184°N 4.8210°W / 56.3184; -4.8210
Typereservoir
Basin countriesUnited Kingdom
Surface area332,555 m2 (3,579,590 sq ft)
Surface elevation294 m (965 ft)

National grid reference NN25251745

Allt na Lairige Dam,(Burn of the Pass), is a pre-stressed concrete dam[1] creating an impounding reservoir which serves the Glen Shira Hydroelectric scheme.

History

Completed in 1957.

The dam was designed by William George Nicholson Geddes, as directed by James Arthur Banks of Babtie, Shaw and Morton of Glasgow.[2] Construction was carried out by Marples Ridgway. It was completed in 1956 and has a height of 22 metres.

See also

References

  1. ^ Turpin, Trevor (2007). Dam. Reaktion. p. 43. ISBN 1861893280.
  2. ^ Engineering Timelines

Sources