2010

NN9159 : Clunie Arch

taken 14 years ago, 3 km from Pitlochry, Perth And Kinross, Scotland

This is 1 of 2 images, with title Clunie Arch in this square
Clunie Arch
Clunie Arch
Built in 1951, this straddles the approach road to Clunie power station and is an actual size cross-section of the 22 foot 6 inch horseshoe shaped Clunie Tunnel, which brings water 2 miles from Clunie Dam to the power station. This was the largest water-carrying tunnel in Britain at the time.
The Arch also serves as a memorial to tunnellers who died in a freak accident during the driving of the tunnel: A charge at the working face was exploded prematurely by lightning striking the hillside above.

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This photo is linked from: Articles: · Scotland's Post WWII Category A Listed Buildings Galleries: · Selected tweets, Week 23 Automatic Clusters: · Clunie Power Station [17] · Road [12] · Memorial Arch [6] Title Clusters: · Clunie Arch [2] ·
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NN9159, 117 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Dr Richard Murray   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 25 June, 2010   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 26 June, 2010
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NN 914 595 [100m precision]
WGS84: 56:42.8985N 3:46.4921W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NN 914 595
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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