Foyers, Highland (original) (raw)
Foyers, Eskoziako gaeleraz: Foithir, Eskoziako herri bat da, Highland eskualdeko Inverness barrutian. Ness aintziraren ekialdeko ertzean dago.
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| dbo:abstract | Foyers (Scottish Gaelic: Foithir, meaning "shelving slope") is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland, lying on the east shore of Loch Ness. The village is situated on the B852, part of the Military Road built by General George Wade, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Fort Augustus. Foyers is also the name of the river which runs nearby into the Loch, which has two waterfalls, one of 27 metres (89 ft) and the other 9 metres (30 ft), known as the Falls of Foyers. Since the late 19th century, water courses near Foyers have been harnessed to provide hydroelectricity. British Aluminium Company built their first hydro-powered aluminium smelter at Foyers in 1896 - the first in the UK - and it operated until 1967, powered by water captured in Loch Mhòr. The power station element of the plant was then purchased by Scotland's Hydro Board and redeveloped as a pumped storage facility using a 5MW turbine. Subsequently, a new power station, with additional capacity of 300MW, was added, becoming fully operational in 1975. Foyers is the location of Boleskine House, two miles east of the main town, which was the home of author and occultist Aleister Crowley. The house was once owned by guitarist and Crowley collector Jimmy Page. Foyers was historically a strong Gaelic-speaking area, with 84.1% reporting as Gaelic-speaking in the 1881 census. However, only 4.9% of residents reported as Gaelic-speaking in the 2011 census. (en) Foyers, Eskoziako gaeleraz: Foithir, Eskoziako herri bat da, Highland eskualdeko Inverness barrutian. Ness aintziraren ekialdeko ertzean dago. (eu) Is baile suite i gComhairle na Gàidhealtachd é Foithir. (ga) Foyers is een dorp in de Schotse lieutenancy in het raadsgebied Highland op de oostelijke oevers van Loch Ness, ongeveer 16 kilometer ten noordoosten van Fort Augustus en ongeveer 3 kilometer van Inverfarigaig. (nl) Foyers är en ort i Storbritannien. Den ligger i rådsområdet Highland och riksdelen Skottland, i den norra delen av landet, 700 km norr om huvudstaden London. Foyers ligger 92 meter över havet och antalet invånare är 276. Den ligger vid sjöarna Loch Ness och . Terrängen runt Foyers är huvudsakligen kuperad. Foyers ligger nere i en dal. Den högsta punkten i närheten är 237 meter över havet, 1,0 km söder om Foyers. Runt Foyers är det mycket glesbefolkat, med 4 invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Drumnadrochit, 9,1 km norr om Foyers. I omgivningarna runt Foyers växer i huvudsak blandskog. Kustklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 4 °C. Den varmaste månaden är augusti, då medeltemperaturen är 10 °C, och den kallaste är januari, med −6 °C. (sv) |
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| rdfs:comment | Foyers, Eskoziako gaeleraz: Foithir, Eskoziako herri bat da, Highland eskualdeko Inverness barrutian. Ness aintziraren ekialdeko ertzean dago. (eu) Is baile suite i gComhairle na Gàidhealtachd é Foithir. (ga) Foyers is een dorp in de Schotse lieutenancy in het raadsgebied Highland op de oostelijke oevers van Loch Ness, ongeveer 16 kilometer ten noordoosten van Fort Augustus en ongeveer 3 kilometer van Inverfarigaig. (nl) Foyers (Scottish Gaelic: Foithir, meaning "shelving slope") is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland, lying on the east shore of Loch Ness. The village is situated on the B852, part of the Military Road built by General George Wade, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Fort Augustus. Foyers is also the name of the river which runs nearby into the Loch, which has two waterfalls, one of 27 metres (89 ft) and the other 9 metres (30 ft), known as the Falls of Foyers. (en) Foyers är en ort i Storbritannien. Den ligger i rådsområdet Highland och riksdelen Skottland, i den norra delen av landet, 700 km norr om huvudstaden London. Foyers ligger 92 meter över havet och antalet invånare är 276. Den ligger vid sjöarna Loch Ness och . Kustklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 4 °C. Den varmaste månaden är augusti, då medeltemperaturen är 10 °C, och den kallaste är januari, med −6 °C. (sv) |
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