Kinlochleven
Kinlochleven is a village situated in Lochaber, in the Scottish Highlands and also lies at the eastern end of Loch Leven. To the north lie the Mamores ridge; to the south lie the hills flanking Glen Coe. The town was formed from 2 formerly different little areas - Kinlochmore to the north of the River Leven in Inverness-shire and also Kinlochbeg to the south of the Leven in Argyll - complying with the construction of an aluminium smelter and also connected real estate for its staff members. The processing plant was powered by a hydroelectric scheme located in the mountains over, and made Kinlochleven the initial village worldwide to have every home linked to electrical power, creating the expression "The Electric Village". In 1991, the town (according to yearly census returns) had just over 1000 inhabitants in some 420 households. Today it is a significant visitor destination and centre for hill searches.