Ballachulish
The town of Ballachulish in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is centred on former slate quarries. The name Ballachulish (Ballecheles, 1522-- Straits community,) was extra correctly put on the area now called North Ballachulish, to the north of Loch Leven, yet was laid hold of for the quarry villages at East Laroch and West Laroch, either side of the River Laroch, which were really within Glencoe and South Ballachulish respectively. The primary industry is now tourism, although a lot of visitors pass swiftly by the village itself. The name Ballachulish (from Scottish Gaelic, Baile a' Chaolais) indicates "the Town by the Narrows". The narrows concerned is Caolas Mhic Phàdraig - Peter or Patrick's child's tightens, at the mouth of Loch Leven. As there was no roadway to the head of Loch Leven till 1927, the Ballachulish Ferry, established in 1733, and those at Invercoe/Callert as well as Caolas na Con were vital. The Ballachulish ferryboat enclosed December 1975 when the Ballachulish Bridge finally opened up. The Ballachulish Hotel and Ballachulish House (till just recently a country house hotel) lie near the tightens at (southern) Ballachulish Ferry rather than in the "contemporary" village some 3 miles (5 kilometres) eastern. Ballachulish House was understood to be haunted, and the drive causing it was ridden by a brainless horseman. The hamlet of Glenachulish depend on Gleann a' Chaolais, the glen that diminishes to the narrows. This is the topic of the Gaelic track, Gleann Bhaile Chaoil written by John Cameron (1865-- 1951) as well as recognized locally both as the Paisley Bard and by his regional label Iain Cealaidh. He is typically puzzled with another regional poet also called John Cameron, known in your area as Iain Rob (1822-- 1898). Gleann a' Chaolais is ringed by Beinn a' Bheithir, a massif which has two munros - Sgorr Dhearg as well as Sgorr Dhonuill. In the last few years a variety of new residences have been constructed in your area in addition to holiday chalets and an art gallery. Likewise the fields of Gleann a' Chaolais have been turned into the 9-hole Dragon's Tooth fairway. Ignoring the narrows is the monument to James of the Glen, "held on this area for a crime of which he was innocent". Robert Louis Stevenson based his unique Kidnapped around the tale of the Appin Murder. Whoever did eliminate The Red Fox (Campbell of Glenure) is still not known.
