Kinlochleven

Kinlochleven is a coastal village located in Lochaber, in the and lies at the eastern end of . To the north lie the Mamores ridge; to the south lie the mountains flanking .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Grey Mare’s Tail, Kinlochmore and Am Bodach.

Waterfall
Grey Mare's Tail, Kinlochmore, is a waterfall of .

Peak
is a mountain which lies in the Mamores range, four kilometres north of Kinlochleven in the . is situated 2 miles north of Kinlochleven.

Peak
Photo: Rmaclean3, Public domain.
is one of the Mamores mountains in the , between to the north and the village of Kinlochleven to the south. is situated 2 miles northeast of Kinlochleven.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aonach Eagach and Achriabhach.

Locality
The is a large mountain ridge in the , marking the northern edge of . It stretches east–west for several miles and includes two Munro summits: Sgùrr nam Fiannaidh at 967 m high, and Meall Dearg at 952 m high. is situated 3 miles southwest of Kinlochleven.

Hamlet
is a hamlet in , Lochaber, , Scotland. is adjacent to the Site of Special Scientific Interest as designated by Scottish Natural Heritage. is situated 5 miles northwest of Kinlochleven.

Village
or Village is the main settlement in in the Lochaber area of the . It lies at the north-west end of the glen, on the southern bank of the where it enters . is situated 6 miles southwest of Kinlochleven.

Kinlochleven

Latitude
56.7143° or 56° 42′ 52″ north
Longitude
-4.96478° or 4° 57′ 53″ west
Population
770
Elevation
194 feet (59 metres)
United Nations Location Code
GB KNC
Open location code
9C8QP27P+P3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31769092
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2645395
Wiki­data ID
Q1013614
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Kinlochleven” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Kinlochleven
  • Bulgarian: Кинлочлевен
  • Cebuano: Kinlochleven
  • Dutch: Kinlochleven
  • French: Kinlochleven
  • German: Kinlochleven
  • Irish: Ceann Loch Líobhann
  • Irish: Ceann Loch Lìobhann
  • Italian: Kinlochleven
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Kinlochleven
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Kinlochleven
  • Norwegian: Kinlochleven
  • Polish: Kinlochleven
  • Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Loch Lìobhann
  • Scottish Gaelic: Kinlochleven
  • Spanish: Kinlochleven
  • Swedish: Kinlochleven
  • Welsh: Kinlochleven

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Highlights include Kinlochleven Fire Station and The Good Sheperd.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kinlochleven”. Photo: Rmaclean3, Public domain.