Kinlochleven
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Kinlochleven Scottish Gaelic Ceann Loch Lìobhann |
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| Coordinates | 56 ° 43 ′ N , 4 ° 58 ′ W | ||
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| Residents | 896 2011 census | ||
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| Post town | KINLOCHLEVEN | ||
| ZIP code section | PH50 | ||
| prefix | 01855 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Highland | ||
| British Parliament | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | ||
Kinlochleven ( Scottish Gaelic : Ceann Loch Lìobhann ) is a village of 896 people in Lochaber , Highland , Scotland and is located at the eastern end of Loch Leven . The village lies between the mountains surrounding Glen Coe in the south and the Mamores in the north.
Kinlochleven is dominated by the building of a former aluminum plant. The aluminum plant was built in 1907 by the British Aluminum Company (later merged into one company with Alcan ) and was developed by brothers Patrick and Charles Meik . The aluminum smelter , which employed up to 800 people at peak times, was finally closed in June 2000, after almost a century. Because of the work, Kinlochleven is a rarity today for a workers' settlement in the middle of the Highlands. The townscape is accordingly characterized by uniform row houses.
Kinlochleven has a number of hotels and hostels that are mostly used by the hikers of the West Highland Way . Kinlochleven is by far the largest settlement on the route. The place is connected to the Scottish bus network. There are direct connections to Fort William and the neighboring villages of Ballachulish and Glencoe , from where Glasgow can be reached without changing trains.
Kinlochleven
Kinlochleven
The Leven River
"IceFactor" leisure center in the former aluminum smelter
Water turbine wheel (Pelton wheel) in front of the disused aluminum smelter
