Ballachulish
The town of Ballachulish in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is centred on former slate quarries. The name Ballachulish (Ballecheles, 1522-- Straits community,) was extra properly put on the area now 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 in fact within Glencoe and also South Ballachulish specifically. The major sector is now tourist, although the majority of site visitors pass quickly by the village itself. The name Ballachulish (from Scottish Gaelic, Baile a' Chaolais) suggests "the Town by the Narrows". The tightens concerned is Caolas Mhic Phàdraig - Peter or Patrick's boy's tightens, 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 those at Invercoe/Callert as well as Caolas na Disadvantage were vital. The Ballachulish ferry closed in December 1975 when the Ballachulish Bridge finally opened. The Ballachulish Hotel and also Ballachulish House (up until just recently a country house hotel) are located near the narrows at (south) Ballachulish Ferry instead of in the "modern-day" town some 3 miles (5 kilometres) eastern. Ballachulish House was reputed to be haunted, and the drive bring about it was ridden by a brainless horseman. The district of Glenachulish lies in Gleann a' Chaolais, the glen that diminishes to the narrows. This is the subject of the Gaelic track, Gleann Bhaile Chaoil composed by John Cameron (1865-- 1951) and also recognized in your area both as the Paisley Poet and also by his neighborhood label Iain Cealaidh. He is commonly confused with one more regional poet also called John Cameron, recognized locally as Iain Rob (1822-- 1898). Gleann a' Chaolais is ringed by Beinn a' Bheithir, a massif which contains 2 munros - Sgorr Dhearg as well as Sgorr Dhonuill. In recent years a number of new houses have been constructed locally along with vacation chalets and also an art gallery. Likewise the fields of Gleann a' Chaolais have actually been turned into the 9-hole Dragon's Tooth fairway. Forgeting 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 novel Kidnapped around the tale of the Appin Murder. Whoever did kill The Red Fox (Campbell of Glenure) is still not known.