The Allt Graad (: Ugly Stream) or River Glass is a river in

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, Scotland. It is named on Ordnance Survey maps variously as Allt Graad and River Glass. It has also been known as the "Allt Grande", and the archaic

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, "Aultgraad". As of 2011, a hydro-electric scheme is under construction on the Allt Graad. This

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scheme is on the lower catchment of the river, next to the Black Rock Gorge. It will be operated by

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, and have a capacity of 3.5MW.

Course

The Allt Graad flows 9 km (5½ miles) from

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through

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into the

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. Between Glen Glass and Evanton it flows through the Black Rock Gorge, associated in local tradition with the

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. It meets the sea about a mile from the mouth of the

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Allt Graad The Allt Graad (: Ugly Stream) or River Glass is a river in Easter Ross, Highland, Scotland. It is named on Ordnance Survey maps variously as Allt Graad and River Glass. It has also been known as the "Allt Grande", and the archaic Anglicization, ...

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