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Ballachulish
The village of Ballachulish in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is centred on former slate quarries. The name Ballachulish (Ballecheles, 1522-- Straits town,) was more correctly put on the area currently called North Ballachulish, to the north of Loch Leven, yet was taken over for the quarry towns 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 many site visitors pass swiftly by the town itself. The name Ballachulish (from Scottish Gaelic, Baile a' Chaolais) indicates "the Town by the Narrows". The tightens concerned is Caolas Mhic Phàdraig - Peter or Patrick's child'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, as well as those at Invercoe/Callert as well as Caolas na Disadvantage were crucial. The Ballachulish ferryboat closed in December 1975 when the Ballachulish Bridge lastly opened. The Ballachulish Hotel as well as Ballachulish House (until recently a lodge hotel) lie near the narrows at (southern) Ballachulish Ferry instead of in the "modern" village some 3 miles (5 kilometres) east. Ballachulish House was reputed to be haunted, and the drive causing it was ridden by a headless horseman. The community of Glenachulish hinge on Gleann a' Chaolais, the glen that runs down to the tightens. This is the subject of the Gaelic tune, Gleann Bhaile Chaoil composed by John Cameron (1865-- 1951) and understood in your area both as the Paisley Bard as well as by his local nickname Iain Cealaidh. He is typically puzzled with an additional regional bard additionally called John Cameron, understood locally as Iain Rob (1822-- 1898). Gleann a' Chaolais is ringed by Beinn a' Bheithir, a massif which has two munros - Sgorr Dhearg and also Sgorr Dhonuill. In recent years a variety of new homes have been built in your area together with holiday huts as well as an art gallery. Likewise the fields of Gleann a' Chaolais have been turned into the 9-hole Dragon's Tooth golf course. Forgeting the tightens is the monument to James of the Glen, "held on this spot for a criminal activity of which he was not guilty". Robert Louis Stevenson based his unique Kidnapped around the tale of the Appin Murder. Whoever did kill The Red Fox (Campbell of Glenure) is still not known.