MHG66517 - Hydro Scheme Workers Camp - Cozac, Loch Mullardoch
Summary
Site of the former Hydro Scheme workers camp at Cozac, Loch Mullardoch.
Type and Period (1)
Protected Status
- None recorded
Full Description
Site of the former Hydro Scheme workers camp at Cozac, Loch Mullardoch.
This camp was built as part of the infrastructure created for the Mullardoch-Fasnakyle-Affric Hydro-Electric Scheme in the late 1940s. At the height of the project around 2000 people were employed on the scheme. Highlanders, Lowland Scots, and men from all corners of the UK were joined by Irish, Poles, Czechs, Canadians, and German ex-prisoners of war. The workers were housed in two camps with the main centre at Cannich (see MHG35416) and another at Cozac. Accommodation was provided in Nissen huts. <1>
The site can be seen on 1940s RAF vertical aerial photographs. It consisted of around 24 Nissen Huts of two sizes with several other much larger buildings. <2>
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1> SHG30206 Interactive Resource/Webpage: Strathglass Heritage Association. Cannich Hall and the Hydro Story (part of Strathglass Heritage Trail). Strathglass Heritage Association.
- <2> SHG23367 Image/Photograph(s)/Aerial Photograph/Vertical: Royal Air Force. 1946-8. Highland Council Collection of RAF Vertical Aerial Photographs. 541/A/395 4241. XY
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred NH 2304 3177 (361m by 167m) (2 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | NH23SW |
| Civil Parish | KILMORACK |
| Geographical Area | INVERNESS |
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
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External Links (1)
- https://www.strathglass-heritage-trail.co.uk/hydro-scheme/ (View the Strathglass Heritage Trail website online)
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