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Ballachulish Hotel
Wilson, George Washington, 1863, Photograph
Ballachulish Hotel
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24556
Title
Ballachulish Hotel
Artist / maker
Wilson, George Washington
Date
1863
Size
19.2 x 27.9 cm
Type
Photograph
Location
Edinburgh and Scottish Collection
The name Ballachulish (in Gaelic, Baile a' chaolais) means "settlement on the strait". The strait in question is Caolas Mag Phadraig - Peter or Patrick's narrows, at the mouth of Loch Leven.
The village is split in three - North Ballachulish, South Ballachulish and Ballachulish Village and the divide was naturally around the loch at its narrowest point where a passenger ferry used to carry people north across the loch.
In 1975, the Ballachulish Bridge was opened which now links both sides of the loch, removing the need for a ferry or a 17 mile detour via Kinlochleven.
In the late 1600's slate was quarried for the first time in the area and it soon became the area's main industry.
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