The village of Ballachulish (from the Gaelic Baile a' Chaolais ) in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland,'s centred around former slate quarries. The name Ballachulish (pronounced Bah - lah - hoolish) 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. Overview The principal indust… (More on Ballachulish)