Faskally, Loch

Loch Faskally
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Located 1½ miles (2.5 km) northwest of Pitlochry in Perth and Kinross, Loch Faskally is a man-made reservoir retained by the 16.5-m (54-feet) high Pitlochry Dam which was built in 1947-50 as part of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board's Tummel/Garry Power Scheme. Water is fed through two 7500 kW generators and a salmon fish ladder which attracts large numbers of visitors annually. An attractive riverside picnic area on the northwest shore of the loch is accessed through the Clunie Memorial Arch which is built to the exact dimensions of the tunnel that carries water from Loch Tummel to the Clunie Power Station.

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