Loch Cluanie

Loch Cluanie
Loch Cluanie and Beinn Loinne seen from Meall a' Charra
Location	Northwest Highlands, Scotland
Coordinates	57°8′40″N 5°5′30″W / 57.14444°N 5.09167°W / 57.14444; -5.09167Coordinates: 57°8′40″N 5°5′30″W / 57.14444°N 5.09167°W / 57.14444; -5.09167
Lake type	reservoir
Basin countries	United Kingdom

Loch Cluanie (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Cluanaidh) is a loch in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland at the south-east end of Glen Shiel. It is a reservoir, contained behind the Cluanie Dam, constructed by Mitchell Construction and completed in 1957 as part of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board's Glenmoriston project to generate hydroelectricity.^[1] The dam is also the home of the free (illegal) music festival Midge Death held annually at the end of September.

The hamlet of Cluanie is on the west side of the loch. It has a car park, the Cluanie Inn and two houses which are used as "holiday homes" by their owners. The A87 road runs along the north edge of the loch. Cluanie Lodge (NH097109) is a private dewlling owned by the estate and land owner, again used as a holiday home, on the south-west corner of the loch. The richly vegetated areas at the side of the loch are home to small birds such as the willow warbler and the wren.

Gallery

Loch Cluanie from the dam near the Cluanie Inn.

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  Cluanie Inn

References

1. ^ Indictment: Power & Politics in the Construction Industry, David Morrell, Faber & Faber, 1987, ISBN 978-0571149858

External links

• A panorama of the area from NH099133
• grid reference NH1409
• Cluanie Inn