The narrows connecting Loch Linnhe and Loch Leven at Balachulish.
ID:QZP40_CARD_3491DESCRIPTION:This postcard contains a view looking west from Ballachulish, to the narrows connecting Loch Leven to Loch Linnhe. Located east of Glencoe, at the meeting of Loch Leven and Loch Linnhe, the name Ballachulish originates from the Gaelic meaning, 'village on the narrows.'
The settlement initially grew up around the nearby slate quarries in the eighteenth century, mined to supply tiles for roofing Victorian Glasgow. In 1903, a branch of the Callander and Oban Railway opened at Ballachulish, making the region more accessible.PLACENAME:BallachulishOLD COUNTY/PARISH:ARGYLLDATE OF IMAGE:1935PERIOD:1930sSOURCE:Highland LibrariesCOLLECTION:Highland Libraries' Postcard CollectionAsset ID:35337KEYWORDS:
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