Glencoe Visitor Centre
Glencoe Visitor Centre is a tourism office in Highland Council, Scotland. Glencoe Visitor Centre is situated nearby to Glencoe Youth Hostel, as well as near the locality Aonach Eagach.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Email: glencoe@nts.org.uk
- Type: Tourism office
- Also known as: “Glencoe & Dalness”
- Postal code: PH49 4HX
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Glencoe and Massacre of Glencoe Monument.
Glencoe
Photo: Meho29, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Glencoe is a hauntingly scenic valley in the western Scottish Highlands, a branch of The Great Glen which carves coast to coast. It's also the name of the village at its foot, where the glen meets the sea at Loch Leven.
Massacre of Glencoe Monument
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Massacre of Glencoe Monument is a memorial to the Massacre of Glencoe, which took place in Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland on 13 February 1692, following the Jacobite uprising of 1689–92. Massacre of Glencoe Monument is situated 1 mile northwest of Glencoe Visitor Centre.
Henderson Stone
Memorial
Photo: Suzanne Henderson Emerson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Henderson Stone is a granite boulder in a field in the Glencoe area of Scotland. Clach Eanruig is translated alternatively as Henderson Stone or Henry's Stone. Henderson Stone is situated 1 mile northwest of Glencoe Visitor Centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Glencoe and Aonach Eagach.
Glencoe
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Glencoe or Glencoe Village 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.
Aonach Eagach
Locality
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Aonach Eagach is a large mountain ridge in the Scottish Highlands, marking the northern edge of Glen Coe. 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. Aonach Eagach is situated 2½ miles east of Glencoe Visitor Centre.
Beinn a’ Bheithir
Locality
Photo: Grinner, Public domain.
Beinn a' Bheithir is a mountain south of Ballachulish and Loch Leven in the Scottish Highlands. It has two Munro summits: Sgorr Dhearg at 1,024 m and Sgorr Dhonuill at 1,001 m. Beinn a’ Bheithir is situated 4 miles west of Glencoe Visitor Centre.
Glencoe Visitor Centre
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
56.67117° or 56° 40′ 16″ northLongitude
-5.08186° or 5° 4′ 55″ westOperator
National Trust for ScotlandOpen location code
9C8PMWC9+F7OpenStreetMap ID
node 275046051OpenStreetMap feature
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