Local Fact of the Day: Pitlochry’s 34-step road home 🐟

When Pitlochry Dam was built, it would have blocked Atlantic salmon returning upriver to their spawning grounds—so engineers created a remarkable detour. The fish ladder stretches roughly 310 metres and uses 34 tiered pools. Salmon swim through submerged openings from one pool to the next, gradually climbing past the dam to Loch Faskally. The dam began generating power in 1950, and the ladder has helped generations of fish continue their ancient journey. 🐟 Have you visited? Vote Yes or No below. Sources: SSE — The famous fish ladder https://www.sse.com/news-and-views/2015/08/the-famous-fish-ladder/ Pitlochry Dam Visitor Centre — Salmon Life Cycle https://www.pitlochrydam.com/exhibitions/salmon-life-cycle/ Historic Environment Scotland — Pitlochry Power Station and Dam, LB47534 https://portal.historicenvironment.scot/apex/f?p=1505%3A300%3A%3A%3A%3A%3AVIEWTYPE%2CVIEWREF%3Adesignation%2CLB47534 Photograph: Robert Breuer · CC BY-SA 3.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pitlochry_Fish-ladder.JPG https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Original photograph shown without edits.