Loch Treig
Location type
WaterName and dates
Loch TreigOpened on the Lochs, and lakes, water.
Description
This is a six mile long ribbon loch which runs north north east from Craig-uaine-ach Lodge to Fersit. The West Highland Railway portion from Corrour to Tulloch runs along the east side of the loch, dropping in height on its way north. The area is remote and not served by public roads. Loch Treig became a reservoir in 1929, the northern end of the line requiring a deviation onto higher ground which resulted in the creation of a tunnel (Loch Treig Deviation (London and North Eastern Railway)). The reservoir was built as part of the hydroscheme for the Lochaber Aluminium Works in Fort William.
Tags
Loch| Nearby stations Corrour Fersit Halt Tulloch Roy Bridge Spean Bridge Rannoch Gairlochy Invergloy Platform Banavie Pier Banavie Fort William Fort William [1st] Corpach Gorton [WHR] Invergarry | Midloch Lineside Cottage Allt Coire Mheadhoin Viaduct Lineside Cottage Loch Treig Speeder Shed Loch Treig Valve Shafts Creag Dhearg Lineside Cottage Loch Treig Tunnel Tourist/other Stob a^Choire Mheadhoin Stob Coire Easain Stob Coire Sgriodain South Peak Stob Coire Sgriodain Meall Garbh Craig-uaine-ach Lodge Loch Treig Signal Box Beinn na Lap |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
Chronology Dates
| 30/01/1889 | West Highland Railway The party are taken by coach from Spean Bridge to Inverlair Lodge. The party set out to walk from Inverlair Lodge to the north end of Loch Treig. The party are rowed from the north end of Loch Treig to the south end and stay overnight at William Frederick Scarlett's (Lord Abinger) Craig-uaine-ach Lodge. |
