Highland Scotland United Kingdom
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Kinlochleven

Kinlochleven () (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Lìobhann) is a coastal village located in Lochaber, in the Scottish Highlands and lies at the eastern end of Loch Leven. To the north lie the Mamores ridge; to the south lie the mountains flanking Glen Coe. The village was formed from two previously separate small communities – Kinlochmore to the north of the River Leven in Inverness-shire and Kinlochbeg to the south of the Leven in Argyll – following the construction of an aluminium smelter and associated housing for its employees. The processing plant was powered by a hydroelectric scheme situated in the mountains above, and made Kinlochleven the first village in the world to have every house connected to electricity, coining the phrase "The Electric Village". In 1991, the village (according to annual census returns) had just over 1000 inhabitants in some 420 households. Today it is a notable tourist destination and centre for mountain pursuits.

Distance between:

London to Kinlochleven 411 Miles / 661 Kms
Liverpool to Kinlochleven 242 Miles / 390 Kms

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tourist attraction Nearby

British ALCAN information map
Loch Leven Viewpoint