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Foyers Power Station in Highland

Foyers Power Station in Highland is a power plant (SSE Renewables, hydroelectric). Foyers Power Station is near South Loch Ness Trail.

Land Use
industrial area
Operator
SSE Renewables
Website
https://www.sserenewables.com/hydro/foyers
Legend

Image

Foyers Power Station, Loch Ness Geograph.org.uk 621434
Foyers Power Station, Loch Ness The pumped storage scheme was the last major work completed by the North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board in 1974. The station contains two reversible pump/turbines at the bottom of 50ft shafts, to enable to tailrace/intake to be located well below the water surface for the purposes of off-peak pumping. – Paul Hookway, CC BY-SA 2.0 – Wikimedia Commons

Roads nearby

South Loch Ness Trail
Whitebridge, Dell Lodge, Balachladaich Guest House
400 m
Foyers Road
Foyers, Lower Foyers, Kinlochleven Community Trust, Pelton Wheel, Kinlochbeg
900 m
Park Terrace
Post Office, Scourie Post Office, Fourwinds Bed & Breakfast
1,0 km
Riverside
1,2 km
Grays Park
1,2 km
Inverfarigaig Pier Road
2,6 km
Inverfarigaig Bridge
2,8 km
Lochmhor
Loch Mhor Cottages
3,5 km
Bunloit Road
Old School House, Woodside, Tynaherrick, Balbeg, Inchconachar, Tigh nan Uiseagan, Tornabrack
3,9 km
Great Glen Way - Slighe a' Ghlinne Mhòir
Gairlochy, Canal Bridge, Locks, lighthouses ... and a dark goddess?, Forestry Houses, Aberchalder Swing Bridge, Laggan Locks informal campsite, Le Boat, Laggan Locks Take Away, Leitirfearn, Leitirfearn Trailblazer Rest, Welcome to Leitirfearn Trailblazer Rest, Invergarry Station Project, Clunebeg Lodge, fairy dell, The Viewcatcher, Stone Cave, Secrets of the only island in Loch Ness, Loch Oich Food Co., Seven Heads Store, Drynachan Bed And Breakfast, Troll Bridge, Moy Bridge informal campsite, Neptune's Staircase, Eagle Barge Inn, Great Glen Ways, Great Glen Way, Old Fort William, Kiltane of Scotland, Caledonian Canal Centre, Bus Stance, Monster Fish and Chips, Wash Me, Top Up Tap, Great Glen, Spar, Euronet, Miele's Gelato, Road End, Grotaig, Cullochy Lock, Kytra Lock
4,1 km
Aultnagoire Road
4,2 km
Wester Aberchalder Road
Aberchalder Road End, Wester Aberchalder
4,8 km

Body of waters nearby

Lochan nan Deala
1,6 km
Lochan Torr an Tuill
2,1 km
Loch Mhòr
4,1 km
Dearg Lochain
4,3 km
Lochan na Craoibhe-beithe
4,6 km
Loch Dubh
4,6 km
Lochan a’ Bhlair
4,7 km
Loch Scristan
4,7 km
Loch a' Bhealaich
4,9 km

Buildings nearby

Boleskine House
750 m
Foyers Falls Power Station
900 m
Gorthleck Telephone Exchange
3,5 km
Dirichurachan cottage
4,7 km
Garthbeg
5,0 km

Campsite nearby

Loch Ness Shores
1,2 km

Cemeteries nearby

Boleskine Cemetery
650 m
Foyers Cemetery
1,6 km
Drumtemple Cemetery
3,6 km

Community centres nearby

Stratherrick Public Hall
3,5 km

Dams nearby

Loch Mhòr Dam
3,9 km
Loch Garth Dam
4,9 km

Doctor's practice nearby

Loch Ness East & Strathnairn Medical Practice
1,1 km

Guest house nearby

Rockville B&B
2,3 km
Ancarraig Lodges
3,2 km

Houses nearby

Birch Tree Hill
5,0 km

Places of worship nearby

Immaculate Conception Parish Church, Stratherrick
4,8 km

Rivers nearby

Grotaig Burn
2,4 km
River Foyers
2,6 km
River Gourag
4,0 km
Allt an Loin
4,6 km
River E
5,0 km

Streams nearby

Allt Lochan nan Deala
1,4 km
Allt Chearc
1,6 km
Allt a' Chaib-reidh
1,9 km
Allt na Sidhein
2,6 km
Allt Mor
2,9 km
Allt Ghiubhais
3,0 km
Inception 1969
Located in Highland
Country United Kingdom
Power output 300
Part of Foyers hydropower schemes