Loch Mhor Dam, Foyers Hydroelectric Power Scheme And Former Aluminium Smelter is a Grade C listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 February 2011. Hydroelectric power scheme, aluminium smelter.
Loch Mhor Dam, Foyers Hydroelectric Power Scheme And Former Aluminium Smelter
- WRENN ID
- north-barrel-frost
- Grade
- C
- Local Planning Authority
- Highland
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 11 February 2011
- Type
- Hydroelectric power scheme, aluminium smelter
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Probably Cameron Burnett for British Aluminium Company, 1895-6; later alterations. Large 2-section dam with small crenellated control turret off-centre to right (SE) and lower, deep rectangular section dam wall beyond. Concrete, masonry and rammed earth with later concrete reinforcement to wall to left (NW). Coursed random rubble facings to dam walls; turret with shaped coping stones to left (NW); deep sloped concrete top to right (SE). Dressed surrounds to turret with flat copes to parapet. Rammed earth and random rubble wave wall to outlet. Later uPVC windows to turret.
INTERIOR: plain interior to turret with boarded floor at ground and 1st floors. Original control gear for sluice gates set into walls at ground floor.
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