Monar Dam And Deanie Tunnel Intake Tower, Glen Affric Hydro Electric Scheme is a Grade B listed building in the Highland local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 February 2011. Hydroelectric dam, intake tower.
Monar Dam And Deanie Tunnel Intake Tower, Glen Affric Hydro Electric Scheme
- WRENN ID
- spare-hall-spindle
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Highland
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 11 February 2011
- Type
- Hydroelectric dam, intake tower
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Probably James Williamson and Partners (engineers to North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board technical panel), W M Halcrow and Partners (principal contractors), 1963. Prominent horseshoe shaped double arch dam set in steep gorge with walkway oversailing spillway gates on concrete piers (battered to upstream face). Concrete construction with painted steel flap gates to spillway and stepped concrete abutments flanking downstream face. Slightly flared downstream face with slightly advanced angled lip beneath gates. Needle valves at base of downstream face with round arched housing above. Arched upstream profile with deep lip beneath spillway gates. Small single bay gantry and instrument house to far left (W) with large teak doors.
INTAKE TOWER: single bay flat roofed gatehouse tower with large sloping concrete buttress composed of linked individual piers to rear; all set on square pedestal housing tunnel intake normally below water level. Plain surrounds to large teak vehicular door and bipartite metal windows.
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