| Allt na Lairige Dam | |
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| Coordinates | 56°19′06″N 4°49′16″W / 56.3184°N 4.8210°W |
Allt na Lairige Dam (Burn of the Pass), is a pre-stressed concrete dam[1] in Argyll and Bute, Scotland at grid reference NN25251745. It creates an impounding reservoir which serves the Glen Fyne hydroelectric scheme.
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.
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References
- ↑ Turpin, Trevor (2007). Dam. Reaktion. p. 43. ISBN 978-1861893284.
- ↑ Engineering Timelines
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