Ballachulish
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St. John's Church |
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Ballachulish shown within the Lochaber area | |
OS grid reference | NN061579 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Ballachulish |
Postcode district | PH49 (formerly PA39) |
Dialling code | 01855 811 |
Police | Scottish |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
EU Parliament | Scotland |
Pronunciation | ||
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Scots Gaelic: | Baile a' Chaolais | |
Pronunciation: | [baləˈxɯːlˠ̪ɪʃ] | |
Scots Gaelic: | Gleann a' Chaolais | |
Pronunciation: | [klan̪ˠəˈxɯːlˠ̪ɪʃ] | |
Scots Gaelic: | Gleann Bhaile Chaoil | |
Pronunciation: | [klan̪ˠ valə ˈxɯːl] | |
Scots Gaelic: | Iain Cealaidh | |
Pronunciation: | [ˈiaɲ ˈkʲʰalˠ̪ɪ] | |
Scots Gaelic: | Beinn a' Bheithir | |
Pronunciation: | [peɲəˈve.ɪɾʲ] |
The village of Ballachulish (/ˌbæləˈxuːlɪʃ/ BAL-ə-KHOO-lish or /ˌbæləˈhuːlɪʃ/, from Scottish Gaelic Baile a' Chaolais [baləˈxɯːlˠ̪ɪʃ]) in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, is centred on former slate quarries. The name Ballachulish (Ballecheles, 1522 – Straits town,) was more correctly applied to the area now called North Ballachulish, to the north of Loch Leven, but was usurped for the quarry villages at East Laroch and West Laroch, either side of the River Laroch, which were actually within Glencoe and South Ballachulish respectively.