Kinlochleven
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 Kinlochleven | |
  Kinlochleven Location within the Lochaber area | |
| Population | 760 (2022)[1] |
| OS grid reference | NN186618 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KINLOCHLEVEN |
| Postcode district | PH50 |
| Dialling code | 01855 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Kinlochleven (/ˌkɪnlɒxˈliːvən/) (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,[2] and made Kinlochleven the first village in the world to have every house connected to electricity, coining the phrase "The Electric Village".[3] 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.
- ^ "Mid-2020 Population Estimates for Settlements and Localities in Scotland". National Records of Scotland. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "History". kinlochleven.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 December 2011.
- ^ "About Ben Nevis in Fort William Scotland". visit-fortwilliam.co.uk.