Glencoe

Glencoe or Glencoe Village is the main settlement in in the Lochaber area of the . It lies at the north-west end of the glen, on the southern bank of the where it enters .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 312 residents
  • Description: main settlement in Glen Coe in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands
  • Also known as: “Carnoch”, “Glencoe Village”, and “Glencoe, Highland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Massacre of Glencoe Monument and Henderson Stone.

Memorial
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The is a memorial to the Massacre of Glencoe, which took place in in the Highlands of Scotland on 13 February 1692, following the Jacobite uprising of 1689–92.

Memorial
Photo: Suzanne Henderson Emerson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is a granite boulder in a field in the Glencoe area of . Clach Eanruig is translated alternatively as or Henry's Stone.

Hotel
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is a category B listed four-storey Victorian estate house in Glencoe, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Ballachulish and Aonach Eagach.

Village
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village, which is situated 3 miles west of Glencoe.

Locality
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The is a large mountain ridge in the , marking the northern edge of . It stretches east–west for several miles and includes two Munro summits: Sgùrr nam Fiannaidh at 967 m high, and Meall Dearg at 952 m high. is situated 3½ miles east of Glencoe.

Village
is a hamlet and glen which lie close to the village of in the . is situated 3½ miles west of Glencoe.

Glencoe

Latitude
56.68277° or 56° 40′ 58″ north
Longitude
-5.10146° or 5° 6′ 5″ west
Population
312
Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)
Open location code
9C8PMVMX+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 25706756
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7874330
Wiki­data ID
Q956688
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Glencoe” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Glencoe”
  • Breton: “A’ Chàrnaich”
  • Catalan: “Glencoe”
  • Cebuano: “Glencoe, Scotland”
  • Cebuano: “Glencoe”
  • Chinese: “格伦科”
  • Dutch: “Glencoe”
  • Estonian: “Glencoe”
  • French: “Glencoe”
  • German: “Glencoe”
  • Irish: “Gleann Comhann”
  • Italian: “Glencoe”
  • Japanese: “グレンコー”
  • Polish: “Glen Coe”
  • Polish: “Glencoe”
  • Russian: “Гленко”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Gleann Comhann”
  • Slovak: “Glencoe”
  • Slovenian: “Glencoe”
  • Spanish: “Glencoe”
  • Swedish: “Glencoe, Skottland”
  • Swedish: “Glencoe”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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