Basic Site Details Name: | Conon Valley Hydro Electric Scheme, Loch Vaich Dam | Town, district or village: | Contin | City or county: | Ross and Cromarty | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | C listed | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Listing covers spillway towers and weir | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Conon Hydro-Electric Scheme, dam | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Dam | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | July 1953 | October 1955 | Plans dated | |
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 | c. 1955 | 1957 | | | James Grant Shearer | | A | c. 1955 | 1957 | | | Shearer & Annand | | A | c. 1955 | 1957 | | | James Williamson & Partners | | B | c. 1957 | | As engineers for the North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board) |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Miller, J | 2002 | The Dam Builders: Power from the Glens | | | p92 | | 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 | | | p10 | | Wood, Emma | 2002 | The Hydro Boys | | | p30 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Architectural Heritage | 2003 | XIV | | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | NAS | NSE North of Scotland Hydro Electric Board Collection | | NSe, NSEI, NSE2 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Shearer and Annand Collection | SA 1950/53/1-11 | Drawings and job file |
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