MHG29819 - Achnacarry

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Type and Period (1)

  • SAW MILL (Post Medieval to 21st Century - 1560 AD to 2100 AD)

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Full Description

Erected by the 24th Chief, beginning of the 20th Century. The wheel powered a sawmill and a 7Kw generator, one of the first estates in the Highlands to produce their own electricity. Wheel life expired 1945. On the same site there is a new Hydro scheme producing 20Kw, with a special sluice to prevent the smolts getting into the turbine. Locheil, info passed on by G Clark, Treslaig (ref 55).
AMF, Highland Council, 07/03/01

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  • © Crown Copyright and database rights 2025 Ordnance Survey.
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Location

Grid reference Centred NN 1756 8810 (40m by 40m) (2 map features)
Map sheet NN18NE
Civil Parish KILMALLIE
Geographical Area LOCHABER

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