Loch Glashan
Dam (20th Century), Reservoir (20th Century)
Site Name Loch Glashan
Classification Dam (20th Century), Reservoir (20th Century)
Alternative Name(s) Loch Gair Hydroelectric Power Scheme; Loch Glashan Hydroelectric Power Scheme; Dam
Canmore ID 117522
Site Number NR99SW 30
NGR NR 92014 92599
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/117522
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kilmichael Glassary
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NR99SW 30 centred 915 930
Loch Glashan [NAT]
Winter water level 110 metres above Newlyn datum 1967. [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1975.
For crannog (NR 9159 9249) and island dwelling (NR 9168 9254) excavated in advance of flooding, see NR99SW 1 and NR99SW 2 respectively. For (associated) Loch Gair Power Station (NR 9243 9088) and related hydro-electricity scheme, see NR99SW 31.00.
Field Visit (2010)
Glashan dam is a small mass gravity dam which creates daily storage and flow regulation for Loch Gair power station (see separate item). The dam enlarged a pre-existing catchment to provide the storage required for the power station below. This is a relatively small dam of predominantly standard type with limited landscape contribution. PL Payne, 1988, 5; Emma Wood, 2002, 38; J Miller, 2002.
