Conduit and Cable Railway, D Section, Kinlochleven

Conduit and Cable Railway, D Section, Kinlochleven

ID: QZP40_CARD_5717 DESCRIPTION: A section of the conduit and Cable Railway associated with the dam and Aluminium Works at Kinlochleven. The dam, measuring 914 metres in length and 27 metres in height, is the longest in the Highlands and its completion created the Blackwater Reservoir. A significant project, it was one of the final undertakings of the traditional 'navvy' workforce. Built at an elevation of over 300 metres, it required some 6 km of concrete aqueduct and almost 13 km of steel pipe. PLACENAME: Kinlochleven DISTRICT: North Lorn OLD COUNTY/PARISH: ARGYLL: Lismore and Appin SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Highland Libraries' Postcard Collection Asset ID: 37345 KEYWORDS: