Basic Site Details Name: | Shin Hydro Electric Scheme, Lairg Power Station and Dam | Town, district or village: | Invershin | City or county: | Sutherland | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | C listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1956 | | Build/construction | re: Hydro-Electric Board Annual Report (1956) - 'work at the ...Shin....power station(s) progressed well during the year, and in most cases had reached the plant erection stage.' per Builder 8 March 1957, p481 | | 1958 | 1960 | Build/construction | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | George Annand | | A | 1958 | | | | James Grant Shearer | | A | 1958 | | | | Shearer & Annand | | A | 1958 | | | | George Wimpey & Co Ltd | | B | 1959 | 1960 | As engineer and contractor |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Beaton, Elizabeth | 1995 | Sutherland An Illustrated Architectural Guide | | | p19 | | Gifford, John | 1992 | Highland and Islands (The Buildings of Scotland) | | Penguin Books | p588 | | Miller, J | 2002 | The Dam Builders: Power from the Glens | | | p105 | | Payne, Peter L | 1988 | The Hydro: a Study in the Development of the Major Hydro-Eletric Scheme Undertaken by the North of Scotland Hydro-Electr | | | | | Scottish Hydro Electric | 2002 | Power from the Glens | | | | | Wood, Emma | 2002 | The Hydro Boys | | | p112-113 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architectural Heritage | 2003 | XIV | | | | Builder | 8 March 1957 | | | p434 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 51710 | | | NAS | NSE North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board Collection | | NSE, NSE1, NSE2 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Shearer and Annand Collection | | SA/1950/14/54-56 |
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