The narrows connecting Loch Linnhe and Loch Leven at Balachulish.

The narrows connecting Loch Linnhe and Loch Leven at Balachulish.

ID: QZP40_CARD_3491 DESCRIPTION: 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: Ballachulish OLD COUNTY/PARISH: ARGYLL DATE OF IMAGE: 1935 PERIOD: 1930s SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Highland Libraries' Postcard Collection Asset ID: 35337 KEYWORDS: