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[1541] Laggan Dam, Scotland #2
Laggan Dam is a dam located on the River Spean south west of Loch Laggan in the Scottish Highlands.
The structure was built by Balfour Beatty for the British Aluminium Company and construction was finished in 1934. The supervising engineers were the firm of C S Meik and William Halcrow, now known as the Halcrow Group.
The dam was designated a Category B listed building in 1985. It was upgraded to Category A listing in 2011, following a review as part of Hydroelectric Power Thematic Survey 2010.
The dam is about 700 feet (210 m) long, and 48 metres (157 ft) high between the level of the foundations and the crest of the spillway. It is curved upstream like an arch dam with a radius of curvature of 2,000 feet (610 m), but works purely on the principle of a gravity dam.
[1541] Laggan Dam, Scotland #2
Laggan Dam is a dam located on the River Spean south west of Loch Laggan in the Scottish Highlands.
The structure was built by Balfour Beatty for the British Aluminium Company and construction was finished in 1934. The supervising engineers were the firm of C S Meik and William Halcrow, now known as the Halcrow Group.
The dam was designated a Category B listed building in 1985. It was upgraded to Category A listing in 2011, following a review as part of Hydroelectric Power Thematic Survey 2010.
The dam is about 700 feet (210 m) long, and 48 metres (157 ft) high between the level of the foundations and the crest of the spillway. It is curved upstream like an arch dam with a radius of curvature of 2,000 feet (610 m), but works purely on the principle of a gravity dam.