Kinlochleven
Kinlochleven is a village situated in Lochaber, in the Scottish Highlands as well as exists at the eastern end of Loch Leven. To the north exist the Mamores ridge; to the south lie the hills flanking Glen Coe. The village was developed from two previously different tiny areas - Kinlochmore to the north of the River Leven in Inverness-shire as well as Kinlochbeg to the south of the Leven in Argyll - complying with the construction of an aluminium smelter and also associated real estate for its employees. The handling plant was powered by a hydroelectric scheme located in the hills above, as well as made Kinlochleven the very first village in the world to have actually every home linked to electricity, coining the phrase "The Electric Village". In 1991, the town (according to yearly census returns) had simply over 1000 occupants in some 420 households. Today it is a notable vacationer location as well as centre for mountain pursuits.