Achnacloich, Loch Etive, Argyll

Maker
John Peat Munn
Production date
Aug 1951
 Description
Text on negative envelope reads 'Loch Etive (Tour). Higher view from Achnacloich with Beinn Duirinnis & Meall Riagbain in distance'. View from south shore to mountains on north and south shores. Meall Riaghain. An excursion boat tied up at a lochside pier and a yacht at a mooring. The peak to the right is Ben Cruachan.
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Object detail

Department
Photo
Collection
Munn Photographic Collection/Family & Personal Papers Group
Maker
Production date
Aug 1951
Subject place
Loch Etive/Argyll and Bute
Subject notes
The boat is MV Darthula II which operated excursions on Loch Etive for tourists. Tourism has brought substantial income to the Highlands for the past two centuries. Cruachan pump-storage power station was one of the first in the world when it opened in 1966. It generates 400MW and the machinery is buried inside the mountain.
Accession number
P39222

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