Beochlich - Izeria

Beochlich (the Living Stone) is the name of a hydro electric project (taken from the burn of the same name) to the south-east of Loch Awe, and 9 km north-west of Inveraray. The 6-metre high earth dam was built in 1998 and is owned by an ethical investment fund run by Triodos Bank.

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Balliemeanoch Pumped Storage Hydro

Balliemeanoch Pumped Storage Hydro is a proposed pumped storage hydro (PSH) scheme in the Scottish Highlands. If built, the project will be the largest pumped-hydro scheme in Scotland, storing 45GWh of energy, equating to 30 hours of generation at the maximum capacity of 1.5GW. Like the nearby Cruachan Power Station, the project would use the 40km long Loch Awe as the lower reservoir. In the hills to the East a small mountain lake, Lochan Airigh, lies in a wide valley at approximately 360m above Ordnance Datum (AOD), 9km northwest of Inveraray and 3km east of the village of Balliemeanoch. The upper reservoir would be created by damming the valley. The proposed dam would be 1500m long and 110m high at its tallest point. When full the reservoir would be approximately a mile across. The water level, at an elevation of 425m AOD, would be 65m above the current level of Lochan Airigh. The working volume, of up to 58 million m3, corresponds to a 1.5 metre change in the water level of the 38km2 Loch Awe. Surplus electricity from the national grid would be stored by pumping water from Loch Awe up to Lochan Airigh, to be used as required.

Battle of Red Ford

The Battle of Red Ford or Battle of the String of Lorne took place in 1294 or else after September 1296 between Clan Campbell and Clan MacDougall in Lorne, Scotland. The battle was fought over disputed lands. It ended in defeat of the Clan Campbell of Lochawe. The battle was on the borders of Loch Awe and Lorne, with the site and battle named Red Ford (Scottish Gaelic: Ath Dearg) after the ford which ran red with blood where the battle took place.

Cruach Mhor (Argyll and Bute)

Cruach Mhor is a 589 metres (1,932 ft) mountain in Argyll and Bute in Scotland.

Loch Awe

Loch Awe (Scottish Gaelic: Loch Obha; also sometimes anglicised as Lochawe, Lochaw, or Lochow) is a large body of freshwater in Argyll and Bute, Scottish Highlands. It has also given its name to a village on its banks, variously known as Loch Awe or Lochawe. There are islands within the loch such as Innis Chonnell and Inishail.