Loch Gair Power Station
Hydroelectric Power Station (Modern)
Site Name Loch Gair Power Station
Classification Hydroelectric Power Station (Modern)
Alternative Name(s) Loch Gair Hydroelectric Power Scheme
Canmore ID 117524
Site Number NR99SW 31
NGR NR 92432 90877
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/117524
- Council Argyll And Bute
- Parish Kilmichael Glassary
- Former Region Strathclyde
- Former District Argyll And Bute
- Former County Argyll
NR99SW 31.00 9243 9088
NR99SW 31.01 9209 9102 Portal Valve House
NR99SW 31.02 9203 9104 Surge Shaft
NR99SW 31.03 9209 9102 to 9243 9088 Pipe Line
Loch Gair Power Station [NAT]
OS 1:10,000 map, 1975.
For (associated) reservoir and dam at Loch Glashan (centred NR 915 930), see NR99SW 30.
Field Visit (2010)
Loch Gair power station is a small station containing a single turbine originally providing power to the immediate area including Lochgilphead. The station receives water by tunnel and pressure pipeline from Loch Glashan dam (see separate item). Loch Gair is a good example of a small power station designed by high profile architect Ian G Lindsay who won a civic trust award for the design. Lindsay’s pre-occupation with the reuse and re-interpretation of historic fabric can also be seen in the design with fabric recovered from a castle covered by the raised level of the loch. PL Payne, 1988, 5; E Wood, 2002, 38; J Miller, 2002.
