The town of Ballachulish in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is centred on previous slate quarries. The name Ballachulish (Ballecheles, 1522-- Straits town,) was a lot more appropriately put on the area now called North Ballachulish, to the north of Loch Leven, but was laid hold of for the quarry towns at East Laroch and also West Laroch, either side of the River Laroch, which were really within Glencoe and South Ballachulish specifically. The primary industry is now tourist, although many visitors pass promptly by the village itself. The name Ballachulish (from Scottish Gaelic, Baile a' Chaolais) suggests "the Village by the Narrows". The narrows concerned is Caolas Mhic Phàdraig - Peter or Patrick's kid's tightens, at the mouth of Loch Leven. As there was no road to the head of Loch Leven until 1927, the Ballachulish Ferry, developed in 1733, and also those at Invercoe/Callert and also Caolas na Disadvantage were important. The Ballachulish ferryboat enclosed December 1975 when the Ballachulish Bridge ultimately opened. The Ballachulish Hotel and Ballachulish House (up until recently a country house hotel) are located near the tightens at (south) Ballachulish Ferry rather than in the "modern-day" town some 3 miles (5 km) east. Ballachulish House was deemed to be haunted, and also the drive leading to it was ridden by a brainless horseman. The hamlet of Glenachulish lies in Gleann a' Chaolais, the glen that runs down to the narrows. This is the topic of the Gaelic song, Gleann Bhaile Chaoil composed by John Cameron (1865-- 1951) as well as known in your area both as the Paisley Bard and by his neighborhood nickname Iain Cealaidh. He is often perplexed with one more local poet also called John Cameron, recognized 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 as well as Sgorr Dhonuill. Recently a number of brand-new homes have been built locally along with vacation cabins and also an art gallery. Also the areas of Gleann a' Chaolais have actually been turned into the 9-hole Dragon's Tooth fairway. Ignoring the tightens is the monolith to James of the Glen, "held on this place for a crime of which he was innocent". Robert Louis Stevenson based his novel Kidnapped around the story of the Appin Murder. Whoever did kill The Red Fox (Campbell of Glenure) is still not known.