120 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 130 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 140 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 150 51

Greshornish SLA Key: 54 Ridge SAC Corridor

53 Trotternish Ridge 53 (Storr to Quirang) SSSI Existing 132kV Wood Pole / Steel Lattice Tower

52 52 Preferred Alignment

51 51 Other Alignment Options Considered

Trotternish and Tianavaig SLA 850 850 Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI)

Dunvegan Castle GDL Special Area of Conservation (SAC) 49 Ascrib, and 49 SAC Rigg - Bile SAC and SSSI Special Protection Area (SPA) 48 48

Proposed Marine Protected Area (pMPA) 47 47

National Scenic Area (NSA)

46 46 Wild Land Area (WLA)

45 45 Special Landscape Area (SLA) An Cleireach SSSI 44 44 Geological Conservation Review Site

43 43

42 42

41 Duirinish WLA 41

840 840

39 39

38 Section 0 38 Section 1

37 37 North West Skye SLA

36 36 Roineval SSSI

35 35

34 34

33 33

32 32

Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. 31 Sea of the pMPA 31 Crown copyright and database right 2015 all rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number EL273236.

Project No: LT91 830 830 Allt Grillan Gorge SSSI SSSI Project: Fort Augustus - Skye Project SPA Title: Alignment Options and Environmental 29 29 Designations and Other Constraints SSSI The Hills NSA Section 0 and Section 1 28 Section 1 Sligachan Peatlands SAC 28 Figure 3.1 Section 2

N 0 1 2 3 4 5 Cuillins SSSI Cuillin WLA Kilometers Drawn by: FR Date: 30/10/2017 27 000m. 27

8 Drawing: 120000m.E 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 130 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 140 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 150 51 116026/AR/3.1 38 39 140 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 150 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 160 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 170 Key: Route Options Trotternish and Tianavaig SLA 41 41 Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI) Biosphere Reserve Corridor

Special Area of Conservation (SAC) 840 8 40 Existing 132kV Wood Pole / Steel Lattice Tower

Special Protection Area (SPA) Preferred Alignment 39 and Rona SLA 39 National Nature Reserve (NNR) Other Alignment Options Considered 38 Raasay SSSI 38 Marine Protected Area (MPA) Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI) 37 37 Proposed Marine Protected Area (pMPA) South West and the Crowlin Islands SLA Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Raasay House GDL National Scenic Area (NSA) 36 36 Roineval SSSI Special Protection Area (SPA) Wild Land Area (WLA) 35 35 Proposed Marine Protected Area (pMPA) Inventory Garden or Designed Landscape (GDL)

34 34 Eyre Point SSSI National Scenic Area (NSA) Special Landscape Area (SLA)

33 33 Scheduled Monument (SM) Meall a' Mhaoil SSSI Wild Land Area (WLA)

Conservation Area 32 32 Special Landscape Area (SLA) Inventory Historic Battlefields Site 31 31 Geological Conservation Review Site

830 8 30 Biosphere Reserve Allt Grillan Gorge SSSI Sligachan SSSI

29 29

Sligachan Peatlands SAC 28 28

Section 1 27 Section 2 27 North West Skye SLA

26 26 Ob Lusa to Ardnish SSSI Cuillins SPA Rubh' an Eireannaich SSSI 25 25 The Cuillin Hills NSA

24 24

Cuillins SSSI Loch SSSI 23 23

22 Cuillin WLA 22 Section 2 Section 3

21 21 Strath SSSI

Mointeach nan Lochain 820 Dubha SAC and SSSI 8 20

19 Strath SAC 19 Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. Crown copyright and database right 2015 all rights reserved. 18 18 Ordnance Survey Licence number EL273236. Ceann Loch Eishort SSSI Project No: LT91 Sea of the Hebrides pMPA 17 17 Project: Fort Augustus - Skye Project

Title: Alignment Options and Environmental Designations and Other Constraints 16 16 Coast SSSI Section 2 Small Isles MPA Figure 3.2 15 Boirearaig to Carn Dearg SSSI Kinloch and Hills (Monadh 15 Chaol Acainn is Cheann Loch) SSSI 0 1 2 3 4 5

N Kilometers Coille Thogabhaig SSSI Kinloch and Kyleakin Hills SAC Drawn by: FR Date: 30/10/2017 14 138000m. 000m.E 39 140 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 150 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 160 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 170 Drawing: 116026/AR/3.2 14 8 57 58 59 160 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 170 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 180 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 Key: 36 36 Corridor

35 35 Raasay SSSI Existing 132kV Wood Pole / Steel Lattice Tower South West Applecross and 34 the Crowlin Islands SLA 34 Eyre Point SSSI Preferred Alignment Carn a' Bhealaich Mhoir SSSI 33 33 Other Alignment Options Considered

Kyle - Plockton SLA 32 32 Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI) Wester Ross Biosphere Reserve 31 31 Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

Special Protection Area (SPA) 830 830 Coille Mhor SAC and SSSI Hangman's Bridge SSSI

Proposed Marine Protected Area (pMPA) 29 29

Balmacara Estate (Lochalsh National Scenic Area (NSA) 28 Woodland Garden) GDL 28

Wild Land Area (WLA) Ard Hill SSSI 27 27 Kyle House GDL Lochs Duich, Long Avernish SSSI Special Landscape Area (SLA) and Alsh NCMPA 26 Ob Lusa to Ardnish SSSI 26 Geological Conservation Review Site Rubh' an Eireannaich SSSI Lochs Duich, Long and Alsh Reefs SAC 25 25 Biosphere Reserve The Cuillin Hills NSA Cuillins SPA 24 24 Loch Ashaig SSSI Cuillin WLA NSA 23 23 Kinloch and Kyleakin Hills SAC

22 22 Section 2 Section 3

21 21

Mointeach nan Lochain 820 Dubha SAC and SSSI 820 Cosag Sallow Carr SSSI

19 19 Strath SAC and SSSI Kinloch and Kyleakin Hills (Monadh Chaol Acainn is Cheann Loch) SSSI 18 18

Section 3 17 Section 4 17 Druim Iosal SSSI

16 16 Allt Cracaig Coast SSSI

15 15 Boirearaig to Carn Dearg SSSI Ceann Loch Eishort SSSI Beinn a' Chapuill SSSI

14 14

Kinlochhourn - - Morar WLA Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. 13 13 Crown copyright and database right 2015 all rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number EL273236. Coille Thogabhaig SSSI Loch Meodal SSSI Coille Mhialairidh SSSI 12 Eilean Chlamail - 12 Project No: LT91 Airdghunail SSSI Camas nan Ceann SSSI Project: Fort Augustus - Skye Project

11 11 Title: Alignment Options and Environmental Knoydart NSA Designations and Other Constraints Section 3 810 810 Figure 3.3 Bagh Tharsgabhaig SSSI N 0 1 2 3 4 5 Kilometers 09 Drawn by: FR Date: 30/10/2017

000m. Kinlochhourn - Knoydart - Morar WLA Rubha Camas na Cailinn SSSI 09 8 157000m.E 58 59 160 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 170 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 180 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 Drawing: 116026/AR/3.3 77 78 79 180 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 190 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 200 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Avernish SSSI Key: 26 26 Corridor Ard Hill SSSI Lochs Duich, Long and Alsh Reefs SAC Strathconon, Monar and Mullardoch SLA 25 Lochs Duich, Long and Alsh NCMPA 25 Existing 132kV Wood Pole / Steel Lattice Tower

24 Kinloch and Kyleakin Hills 24 Preferred Alignment (Monadh Chaol Acainn is Cheann Loch) SSSI

23 23 Other Alignment Options Considered

Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI) 22 22

Special Area of Conservation (SAC) 21 21

Special Protection Area (SPA) 820 820 Kinloch and Cosag Sallow Carr SSSI Kyleakin Hills SAC NSA Proposed Marine Protected Area (pMPA) 19 19 National Scenic Area (NSA) Glen Affric NNR 18 18 Kintail NSA Wild Land Area (WLA) Section 3 17 17 Section 4 Special Landscape Area (SLA)

Central Highlands WLA 5 Section Allt Cracaig Coast SSSI 4 Section 16 16 Geological Conservation Review Site

Beinn a' Chapuill SSSI 15 15 Biosphere Reserve Druim Iosal SSSI

14 14 Eilean Chlamail - Camas nan Ceann SSSI 13 13

Coille Mhialairidh SSSI 12 12

11 11

810 West Inverness-shire 810 Lochs SPA and SSSI

09 09 Rubha Camas na Cailinn SSSI Moidart, Morar and Glen Shiel SLA

08 08

Knoydart NSA 07 07

Kinlochhourn - Knoydart - Morar WLA 06 Wester Ross Kinlochhourn - Knoydart - Morar WLA 06 Biosphere Reserve

05 05

04 04

Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. Crown copyright and database right 2015 all rights reserved. 03 03 Ordnance Survey Licence number EL273236.

Project No: LT91 Glen Barisdale SSSI 02 02 Project: Fort Augustus - Skye Project Quoich Spillway SSSI Title: Alignment Options and Environmental 01 01 Designations and Other Constraints Section 4

800 800 Figure 3.4

0 1 2 3 4 5 N Kilometers Drawn by: FR Date: 30/10/2017 99 000m.

99 177000m. E 78 79 180 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 190 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 200 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 Drawing: 116026/AR/3.4 7 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 210 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 220 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 230 31 32

Affric - Hills SSSI Glen Affric SSSI Key: Strathglass Complex SAC 820 Strathglass Complex SAC 820 Corridor Glen Affric NNR

19 19 Existing 132kV Wood Pole / Steel Lattice Tower

18 Glen Affric NNR 18 Preferred Alignment

Glen Affric NSA Other Alignment Options Considered

17 17 Section 5 Section

Section 4 Section Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI) 16 Central Highlands WLA 16 Kintail NSA Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

15 15 Special Protection Area (SPA)

14 14 Proposed Marine Protected Area (pMPA)

13 River Moriston SAC 13 National Scenic Area (NSA)

12 12 Wild Land Area (WLA) Wester Ross Biosphere Reserve 11 11 Special Landscape Area (SLA)

810 810 Geological Conservation Review Site

09 09 Biosphere Reserve Moidart, Morar and Glen Shiel SLA

08 08

Section 5 West Inverness-shire Section 6 07 Lochs SPA and SSSI 07

06 06

Kinlochhourn - Knoydart - Morar WLA 05 05

West Inverness-shire 04 Lochs SPA and SSSI 04

03 03

02 02 Quoich Spillway SSSI

01 01 West Inverness-shire Lochs SPA and SSSI Garry Falls SSSI 800 800

99 99

98 98 Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. South Laggan Fen SSSI Crown copyright and database right 2015 all rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number EL273236. 97 97 Kinlochhourn - Knoydart - Morar WLA Project No: LT91

96 96 Project: Fort Augustus - Skye Project

Loch Lochy and Loch Oich SLA Braeroy - Glenshirra - Title: Alignment Options and Environmental Creag Meagaidh WLA Designations and Other Constraints 95 95 Section 5 West Inverness-shire Lochs SPA and SSSI Figure 3.5 94 Parallel Roads of Lochaber SSSI 94 0 1 2 3 4 5 Drawn by: FR Date: 30/10/2017

N Kilometers

93 000m. 201000m. E 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 210 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 220 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 230 31 32 Drawing: 116026/AR/3.5 93 7 15 16 17 18 19 220 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 230 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 240 41 42 43 44 45 46 Glen Affric SSSI Key: Strathglass Complex SAC 820 820 Glen Affric NNR Corridor

19 19 Glen Affric NSA Existing 132kV Wood Pole / Steel Lattice Tower

18 18 Preferred Alignment

17 17 Other Alignment Options Considered Central Highlands WLA

16 16 Site of Scientific Interest (SSSI) Section 5 Special Area of Conservation (SAC) 15 Section 6 15

Special Protection Area (SPA) 14 14

Proposed Marine Protected Area (pMPA) 13 River Moriston SAC 13 Moidart, Morar and Glen Shiel SLA National Scenic Area (NSA) Loch Ness and Duntelchaig SLA 12 12 Wild Land Area (WLA)

11 Loch Knockie and 11 Nearby Lochs SPA Special Landscape Area (SLA) Ness Woods SAC

810 810 Geological Conservation Review Site

09 09 Biosphere Reserve

Wester Ross 08 Biosphere Reserve 08

West Inverness-shire 07 Lochs SPA and SSSI 07

06 06

05 05

West Inverness-shire 04 Lochs SPA and SSSI Ness Woods SAC 04

03 Loch Knockie and 03 Nearby Lochs SPA

02 02

01 01 West Inverness-shire Lochs SPA and SSSI

800 Garry Falls SSSI 800

99 99

98 98 Braeroy - Glenshirra - Creag Meagaidh WLA Reproduced by permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of HMSO. South Laggan Fen SSSI Crown copyright and database right 2015 all rights reserved. 97 97 Ordnance Survey Licence number EL273236.

Kinlochhourn - Knoydart - Morar WLA Project No: LT91 96 River Spey SAC 96 Loch Lochy and Loch Oich SLA Project: Fort Augustus - Skye Project

Title: Alignment Options and Environmental 95 95 Designations and Other Constraints Section 6 94 94 Figure 3.6

N 0 1 2 3 4 5 Kilometers Parallel Roads of Lochaber SSSI Drawn by: FR Date: 30/10/2017 93 000m.

93 Drawing: 7 215000m. E 16 17 18 19 220 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 230 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 240 41 42 43 44 45 46 116026/AR/3.6