Kinlochleven
Kinlochleven is a village located in Lochaber, in the Scottish Highlands and also lies at the eastern end of Loch Leven. To the north exist the Mamores ridge; to the south lie the mountains flanking Glen Coe. The town was developed from two formerly different little communities - Kinlochmore to the north of the River Leven in Inverness-shire and also Kinlochbeg to the south of the Leven in Argyll - adhering to the building and construction of an aluminium smelter and also linked real estate for its workers. The processing plant was powered by a hydroelectric scheme situated in the mountains over, and also made Kinlochleven the initial town worldwide to have actually every home linked to electrical energy, creating the phrase "The Electric Village". In 1991, the town (according to annual census returns) had just over 1000 citizens in some 420 families. Today it is a remarkable traveler destination as well as centre for hill pursuits.
