Mountains & hills · Scottish Highlands
Pass of Brander
Pass of Brander in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
Richard Webb — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Pass of Brander is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Pass of Brander is a mountain pass in the Highlands of Scotland, where the main railway and road to Oban makes its way between Cruachan, a 3,689-foot (1,124 m) mountain, and Loch Awe. A conventional turbine power station was created by damming the River Awe in the Pass of Brander, feeding the water through underground pipes, and generating electricity as it flows into Loch Etive. It is notable for the Battle of the Pass of Brander, an important victory by Robert the Bruce, and the Pass of Brander stone signals, known as Anderson's Piano, alongside the railway line, to guard against rockfalls.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 56.4000, -5.1333
- District
- Argyll and Bute
- Postcode
- PA33 1AN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
Sources
- wikidata: Q18129252 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Pass of Brander (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Pass of Brander?
- Pass of Brander is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode PA33 1AN).
- Is Pass of Brander free to visit?
- Yes, Pass of Brander is free to enter.
- How do I get to Pass of Brander?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PA33 1AN. It sits within the Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber parliamentary constituency.