Kinlochleven
Kinlochleven is a town situated in Lochaber, in the Scottish Highlands as well as exists 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 formed from two formerly separate small neighborhoods - 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 as well as associated real estate for its workers. The processing plant was powered by a hydroelectric scheme situated in the mountains above, as well as made Kinlochleven the very first town in the world to have actually every house linked to electrical energy, coining the expression "The Electric Village". In 1991, the town (according to annual census returns) had just over 1000 inhabitants in some 420 households. Today it is a noteworthy traveler destination and also centre for mountain pursuits.