Monessie Gorge Power Station
Hydroelectric Power Station (Modern)
Site Name Monessie Gorge Power Station
Classification Hydroelectric Power Station (Modern)
Canmore ID 318900
Site Number NN28SE 53
NGR NN 29534 80658
Datum OSGB36 - NGR
Permalink http://canmore.org.uk/site/318900
- Council Highland
- Parish Kilmonivaig
- Former Region Highland
- Former District Lochaber
- Former County Inverness-shire
External Reference (1 August 2012)
Built in the 1920s to supply electrical power for the construction of the dams at Loch Laggan and Loch Treig. Water was diverted down an adit from the River Spean just South of Ardluachrach. There was a narrow gauge railway to the power house.
The power station would have been dismantled on completion of the dams.
A substantial concrete building can still be seen in the gorge though access to it is difficult.
Information from Martin Briscoe, 1st August 2012
