The town of Ballachulish in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is centred on previous slate quarries. The name Ballachulish (Ballecheles, 1522-- Straits town,) was much more correctly put on the area currently called North Ballachulish, to the north of Loch Leven, but was appropriated for the quarry villages at East Laroch as well as West Laroch, either side of the River Laroch, which were really within Glencoe and South Ballachulish specifically. The primary industry is now tourism, although most visitors pass promptly by the village itself. The name Ballachulish (from Scottish Gaelic, Baile a' Chaolais) implies "the Village by the Narrows". The narrows concerned is Caolas Mhic Phàdraig - Peter or Patrick's son's narrows, at the mouth of Loch Leven. As there was no roadway to the head of Loch Leven till 1927, the Ballachulish Ferry, developed in 1733, and also those at Invercoe/Callert and also Caolas na Disadvantage were essential. The Ballachulish ferryboat enclosed December 1975 when the Ballachulish Bridge lastly opened. The Ballachulish Hotel and also Ballachulish House (up until lately a country house hotel) lie near the tightens at (southern) Ballachulish Ferry instead of in the "contemporary" village some 3 miles (5 kilometres) east. Ballachulish House was understood to be haunted, and also the drive causing it was ridden by a brainless horseman. The district of Glenachulish depend on Gleann a' Chaolais, the glen that diminishes to the tightens. This is the subject of the Gaelic tune, Gleann Bhaile Chaoil written by John Cameron (1865-- 1951) and also known locally both as the Paisley Poet and by his regional nickname Iain Cealaidh. He is frequently puzzled with one more neighborhood bard additionally called John Cameron, understood in your area as Iain Rob (1822-- 1898). Gleann a' Chaolais is ringed by Beinn a' Bheithir, a massif which contains two munros - Sgorr Dhearg and also Sgorr Dhonuill. In recent times a variety of new residences have actually been built locally together with vacation huts and also an art gallery. Likewise the areas of Gleann a' Chaolais have been developed into the 9-hole Dragon's Tooth golf links. Overlooking the narrows is the monolith to James of the Glen, "hanged on this place for a criminal activity of which he was innocent". Robert Louis Stevenson based his unique Kidnapped around the story of the Appin Murder. Whoever did eliminate The Red Fox (Campbell of Glenure) is still not known.