Kinlochleven From On High

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Kinlochleven From On High by Robert Struthers as part of the Geograph project.

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Kinlochleven From On High

Image: © Robert Struthers Taken: 5 Apr 2018

Kinlochleven was the site of an early hydro-electric scheme which saw the construction of the Blackwater reservoir and a power station in 1907. This was to supply power to an aluminium smelter, and led to the expansion of the town. The smelter closed in 1996.

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Image Location

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Latitude
56.715504
Longitude
-4.965424