Clunie Dam, Tummel Garry Hydro Electric Scheme is a Grade B listed building in the Perth and Kinross local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 11 February 2011. Hydro electric scheme. 1 related planning application.
Clunie Dam, Tummel Garry Hydro Electric Scheme
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-gutter-bittern
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- Perth and Kinross
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 11 February 2011
- Type
- Hydro electric scheme
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
James Williamson (engineer for North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board technical panel) and George Wimpey and Son Ltd (main contractors), 1950. Large concrete gravity dam with prominent drum gates and oversailing walkway with fish pass to left (E) all set within steep sided gorge. Pre-cast concrete with metal drum gates. Large central buttress with small buttress flanking spillways integrated with wave walls to base of dam. Wide depressed segmental arches carry deck access walkway over automatic drum gates with battered fixed spillways beneath. Cascade of linked concrete pools to left (E) forming fish ladder.
INTAKE GATEHOUSE TOWERS: large central tower adjacent to upstream face of dam with attached lower block to N flanked by 2 smaller rectangular towers to outer wings of dam. All in reinforced concrete with moulded eaves course and slightly recessed deep parapet above. Regular fenestration in plain surrounds. Large vehicular access doors to N elevations, all with boarded teak doors. Further small control towers to SE of upstream face of similar design controlling tunnel intake to power station.
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