Oban Hydro
Location type
Place
Name and dates
Oban Hydro (1881-1882)
Description
This was an unsuccessful attempt to built a hydropathic establishment in Oban spurred on by the soon to open extension of the Callander and Oban Railway from Dalmally to Oban in 1880. Construction began in 1881 on the high ground to the east of Oban station using inclined planes to bring building materials uphill to the site. The project failed in 1882.
The ruins of the building remain, somewhat overgrown and robbed of some stone for local construction.
Tags
Hydro ruin abortiveExternal links
Canmore site recordNLS Collection OS map of 1892-1914
NLS Collection OS map of 1944-67
Nearby stations Oban Connel Ferry North Connel Benderloch Ach-na-Cloich Taynuilt Torosay Castle Craignure Barcaldine Halt Appin Creagan Falls of Cruachan Loch Awe Duror Dalmally | Other railway and industry locations Oban Hydro Lochavullin Goods Oban Shed Oban Oil Depot Ground Frame Tourist/other Oban Distillery McCaig^s Tower Oban North Pier Oban War and Peace Museum Oban Station Pier Northern Lighthouse Board Pier Pulpit Hill St Columba^s Cathedral Oban Bay Dunollie Castle Hutcheson^s Monument |
| Location names in dark blue are on the same original line. | |
