The village of Ballachulish in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is centred on former slate quarries. The name Ballachulish (Ballecheles, 1522-- Straits town,) was extra appropriately put on the location currently called North Ballachulish, to the north of Loch Leven, but was laid hold of for the quarry villages at East Laroch and also West Laroch, either side of the River Laroch, which were actually within Glencoe and also South Ballachulish respectively. The primary sector is now tourism, although most visitors pass promptly by the village itself. The name Ballachulish (from Scottish Gaelic, Baile a' Chaolais) implies "the Town by the Narrows". The tightens concerned is Caolas Mhic Phàdraig - Peter or Patrick's kid's narrows, at the mouth of Loch Leven. As there was no road to the head of Loch Leven until 1927, the Ballachulish Ferry, established in 1733, and also those at Invercoe/Callert and Caolas na Disadvantage were necessary. The Ballachulish ferry enclosed December 1975 when the Ballachulish Bridge lastly opened up. The Ballachulish Hotel and Ballachulish House (until just recently a country house hotel) are located near the tightens at (southern) Ballachulish Ferry as opposed to in the "modern" town some 3 miles (5 kilometres) east. Ballachulish House was considered to be haunted, as well as the drive causing it was ridden by a headless horseman. The hamlet of Glenachulish hinge on Gleann a' Chaolais, the glen that diminishes to the narrows. This is the subject of the Gaelic song, Gleann Bhaile Chaoil written by John Cameron (1865-- 1951) and known in your area both as the Paisley Bard as well as by his neighborhood nickname Iain Cealaidh. He is commonly perplexed with an additional neighborhood bard additionally called John Cameron, known in your area as Iain Rob (1822-- 1898). Gleann a' Chaolais is ringed by Beinn a' Bheithir, a massif which consists of two munros - Sgorr Dhearg and also Sgorr Dhonuill. In recent years a number of new houses have been built in your area together with vacation cabins as well as an art gallery. Additionally the areas of Gleann a' Chaolais have actually been developed into the 9-hole Dragon's Tooth golf course. Ignoring the narrows is the monolith to James of the Glen, "held on this place for a crime of which he was blameless". Robert Louis Stevenson based his unique Kidnapped around the story of the Appin Murder. Whoever did kill The Red Fox (Campbell of Glenure) is still not known.