Clunie Arch
Introduction
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Image: © Dr Richard Murray Taken: 25 Jun 2010
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.