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Gairlochy, Mucomir Cut
Water Channel (Period Unassigned)
Site Name Gairlochy, Mucomir Cut
Classification Water Channel (Period Unassigned)
Alternative Name(s) Mucomir Cut And Bridge; Caledonian Canal; Loch Lochy; River Spean; River Lochy
Canmore ID 280461
Site Number NN18SE 27
NGR NN 18395 84479
NGR Description NN 18395 84479 to NN 18353 83797
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/280461
- Council Highland
- Parish Kilmonivaig
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Inverness-shire
NN18SE 27.00 18395 84479 to 18353 83797
NN18SE 27.01 NN 18345 83816 Upstream Weir
NN18SE 27.02 NN 18335 83803 Downstream Weir
For associated Mucomir Bridge (Bridge of Mucomir) at NN 18360 83824, see NN18SE 10.
For associated power station (NN 18358 83861), see NN18SE 22.00.
Mucomir Cut [NAT] (name centred NN 1829 8419)
OS 1:10,000 map, 1992.
This deep rock channel was cut by Telford in 1813 to divert the waters of the River Lochy from their former channel to the SW of Loch Lochy (to the N) into the River Spean (to the S). Mucomir Bridge (NN18SE 10) was built across it, and it was subsequently used to supply a hydro-electric power station (NN18SE 22.00).
G Nelson 1990.
