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Shin Tunnel [Outfall]

Inveran, S of Lairg, Sutherland.

Tunnel, 20th Century.

Part of the Shin Hydro Scheme. Given coordinates are for the tailrace outfall for the Shin Tunnel at Shin Power Station.

The main station is the Shin Power Station at Inveran, about 6 miles south of Lairg, which has an output of twenty four megawatts. The station takes its water directly from Loch Shin through a long tunnel... The Loch Shin Dam at Lairg (*Shin Tunnel [Inlet] registry entry) contains a generating station producing three and a half megawatts. [Venture North]

Alternative Names: None recorded.

Notes: "Shin is Scotland's most northerly hydro electric scheme. It utilises water from a 650 square kilometre catchment area in Sutherland, including Loch Shin, and water from the River Cassley and River Brora." [SSE]

Given length & VR approx.

See also 'Cassley Tunnel' registry entry.