Including Boundary Wall, Errochty Power Station, Garry Hydro Electric Scheme, Tummel is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 February 2011. Power station. 1 related planning application.

Including Boundary Wall, Errochty Power Station, Garry Hydro Electric Scheme, Tummel

WRENN ID
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Grade
B
Local Planning Authority
Perth and Kinross
Constituency
Angus and Perthshire Glens MP: Dave Doogan (SNP)
Country
Scotland
Date first listed
11 February 2011
Type
Power station
OS grid reference
NN 772 592
Coordinates
56.70911, -4.00642
Source
Historic Environment Scotland listing

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Description

Errochty Power Station, part of the Garry Hydro Electric Scheme, was designed by architect James Shearer for the North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board in 1955. This tall, single-storey power station has a rectangular plan and is faced with rubble in a modern vernacular style. It is set on a podium made of rubble walls, which oversails the tailrace, and features a vehicular access deck on the left side. The building is positioned tightly against a cliff face at the rear, with a steep wooded slope above.

The principal elevation on the southwest side has roughly six bays. It features concrete piers at the centre that oversail the tailrace, with a moulded cill course that integrates with the access deck parapet on the left. There is a large teak boarded vehicular access door on the left, framed by a moulded sandstone surround and topped with a decorative moulded panel displaying the coat of arms of the North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board. The centre of the elevation has three tall rectangular windows aligned with the tailrace outfalls below, and a small pedestrian access door is located at the far right.

The west end elevation consists of a wide single bay with a large rectangular window in the centre. The northeast rear elevation has roughly six bays, featuring a lower single-storey section with a piended roof at the centre. The lower part is finished in plain concrete up to cill height, while the upper section is constructed of random rubble in banded courses. There are three rectangular windows in the turbine hall, along with a small pedestrian access door in the re-entrant angle of the additional wing.

The east end elevation mirrors the west elevation. The building predominantly features small pane metal glazing, with some hopper opening windows in painted metal surrounds. It has a recessed flat platform roof and metal rainwater goods that are concealed behind the parapet.

Inside, the power station has a plain and functional layout, dominated by a large turbine hall, with some office and storage spaces located at the rear. A large travelling crane is supported on a steel gantry and large concrete piers.

Local climate

Including Boundary Wall, Errochty Power Station, Garry Hydro Electric Scheme, Tummel sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 76 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 56 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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