Kinlochleven
Kinlochleven is a town situated in Lochaber, in the Scottish Highlands and lies 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 created from 2 previously separate 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 building and construction of an aluminium smelter and also associated real estate for its workers. The handling plant was powered by a hydroelectric scheme located in the hills above, and also made Kinlochleven the first town worldwide to have actually every house connected to electrical energy, coining the phrase "The Electric Village". In 1991, the town (according to yearly census returns) had simply over 1000 inhabitants in some 420 families. Today it is a remarkable visitor destination as well as centre for mountain searches.
