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Invergeldie Tunnel [Intake]

Invergeldie Burn, NE of Invergeldie, Glen Lednock, Perthshire.

NGR:NN 74676 28832
WGS84:56.43498, -4.03402
Length:1900 m
Vert. Range:9 m
Altitude:359 m
Geology:South Of Scotland Granitic Suite - diorite / Ben Ledi Grit Formation - metasandstone
Tags:Sink, Tunnel, ManMade
Registry:second

Tunnel, Hydro electric scheme.

Water diversion tunnel through bedrock, channelling waters of the Invergeldie Burn WNW to Loch Lednock Reservoir at [NN 7279 2909], through the Creag Iochdair - Creag Tharsuinn mountain mass that is largely igneous in composition (diorite).

Alternate Names: None recorded.

Notes: Part of the Breadalbane Hydro Scheme. From the Lednock Reservoir, the waters ultimately flow to St Fillans Power Station via the Lednock Tunnel.

Given length & VR approx.

Hydrographic Feeds: Invergeldie Burn

Hydrographic Resurgences: Lednock Reservoir

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This entry was last updated: 2025-10-18 01:00:14

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