View of Drill carriage withdrawn into open cut during construction work. Copy of negative, Mullardoch-Fasnakyle-Affric, Box 840/2, Contract No. 10, Plate No. 31.

Description View of Drill carriage withdrawn into open cut during construction work. Copy of negative, Mullardoch-Fasnakyle-Affric, Box 840/2, Contract No. 10, Plate No. 31.

Date 1/3/1948

Collection Records of the North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board (1943-90), Edinburgh, Scotland

Catalogue Number SC 869164

Category On-line Digital Images

Scope and Content Mullardoch-Fasnakyle-Affric Project, contract no 10, Mullardoch Tunnel, drill carriage withdrawn into open cut, 1 March 1948 Maintaining an efficient flow of water from the dams to the hydro-electric generating stations at Mullardoch (situated underground) and Fasnakyle is essential. This is accomplished by two large tunnels leading from the dam at Loch Mullardoch, and the tunnel from Benevean Dam to Fasnakyle power station, all measuring over 5km long. This view shows the site of the outfall of the tunnel from Loch Mullardoch to Loch Benevean. The steel framework carries rock drills for boring shot holes for blasting the rock on the head of the advancing tunnel. The curved profiles show the finished size of the tunnel. The Mullardoch-Fasnakyle-Affric Project was the first part of the Affric/Beauly scheme to be built. Great care was taken in its design and construction to minimise the impact on the fine scenery in the area. The Affric/Beauly scheme is one of eight large schemes built by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board from the 1940s to the 1960s. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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