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Glencoe or Glencoe Village (Gaelic: A’ Chàrnaich [2]) is the main settlement in Glen Coe in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands. It lies at the north-west end of the glen , on the southern bank of the River Coe where it enters Loch Leven (a salt-water loch off Loch Linnhe ).
The review also described the journey through the glen on the main A82 road as "one of the classic Highland journeys". [4] The main settlement is the village of Glencoe located at the foot of the glen. [6] On 13 February 1692, in the aftermath of the Jacobite uprising of 1689, an incident known as the Massacre of Glencoe took place in the glen.
It also described the journey through the glen on the main A82 road as "one of the classic Highland journeys". [18] The main settlement is the village of Glencoe located at the foot of the glen. [14] The glen is regarded as the home of Scottish mountaineering [19] and is popular with hillwalkers and climbers.
Coire Gabhail (Corrie of the Bounty, [1] or The Hollow of Capture [2]) is a high level glen in the Bidean nam Bian mountain massif to the south of Glen Coe, Highland, Scotland. Its narrow entrance 230 metres (750 ft) up the hillside conceals the width of the glen beyond, and it is commonly known as the Hidden Valley or Lost Valley of Glencoe.
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This article is a list of any town, village, hamlet and settlements in Scotland, that were cleared during the 18th and 19th centuries as part of the Highland Clearances. The Clearances were a complex series of events occurring over more than a hundred years. [1]
It lies in the north of the county of Argyll, close to the border with the historic province of Lochaber, within the modern council area of Highland. Pages in category "Glen Coe" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
Glencoe was a place name used by Scottish immigrants to name several places in the world. It may also refer to: It may also refer to: Glen Coe , Lochaber, Highland, Scotland