- Loch Shin
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lake_name = Loch Shin
image_lake = Loch Shin.jpg
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location = North WestScottish Highlands
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type = freshwaterloch ,reservoir
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outflow =River Shin
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basin_countries = United Kingdom
length = 17 mi (27.2 km)
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cities =Loch Shin (
Scottish Gaelic : Loch Sìn, pronounced|ɫ̪ɔx ʃiːn) is aloch in the Scottish North West Highlands. To the south is the small town ofLairg . The loch is the largest inSutherland , runs from the north-west to the south-east and is 17mile s (27.2kilometre ) long.In the 1950s, the level of the loch was raised by over 30 feet (10
metre s) by the construction ofLairg Dam by Wimpey Construction as part of a hydro-electric scheme.Around the loch are some mountain ranges; the 3,273 foot (998 m)
Ben More Assynt in the west andBen Klibreck (3,154 feet/962 metre) to the east. The loch drains to theNorth Sea by way of the shortRiver Shin that feeds into theDornoch Firth .Three miles to the north of Lairg is a monument to remember an early attempt to tame the Highlands. During the 1870s, the Duke of Sutherland ploughed up about 2,000 acres (8 km²), but the industry never rewarded that. Today the area around the loch is one of the major farming centres for
sheep inScotland .External links
* [http://www.visitdunkeld.com/tour-loch-shin.htm Tour Loch Shin]
* [http://www.scottish-southern.co.uk/pftg/hydroschemes/shin.asp Loch Shin Hydro Scheme]
* [http://www.industcards.com/hydro-scotland-n.htm Hydro Scotland]
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