GLENCOE, Valley, Scotland

glĕnkōˈ, valley of the Coe River, Highland, W Scotland. It was the scene of the massacre of the Macdonald clan (Feb., 1692) by the Campbells, under the direction of John Campbell, 1st earl of Breadalbane, and John Dalrymple, 1st earl of Stair.

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books on: Glencoe Valley Scotland  - 32 results

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Glencoe and Beyond: The Sheep-Farming Years, 1780-1830
Book by Iain S. MacDonald; John Donald, 2005
Subjects: Sheep Ranches--Scotland--Highlands--History
...Appin (which would include Glencoe), since sheep flocks have...districts .112 Visitors to Glencoe around the turn of the century...about the constant blocking of Glencoe by torrents that washed stones...damage to the Road and to the Valley is said to have been unknown...
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From Charlotte Square to Fingal's Cave: Reminiscences of a Journey through Scotland 1820-1824
Book by Mona Kedslie Mcleod, Krystyn Lach-Szyrma, Helena Brochowska; Tuckwell, 2004
Subjects: Lach-Szyrma, Krystyn--1791?-1866--Travel--Scotland, Scotland--Description And Travel, Scotland--Social Life And Customs--19th Century
...her father and brother, both killed in the battle. The second more widely known road from Mull leads through Glencoe. This is a valley or rather a narrow gorge amongst very high, bare and rocky mountains which almost reach to the sky. The highest...
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Rural Scotland during the War
Book by David T. Jones, Joseph F. Duncan, H. M. Conacher, W. R. Scott; Oxford University Press, 1926
Subjects: Scotland--Economic Conditions--1918-1973, Scotland--Industries, World War, 1914-1918--Economic Aspects--Scotland
...agricultural districts of Scotland it is important not...districts. Geologically, Scotland is a complicated area...range of mountains in Scotland, is of this formation...the mountains south of Glencoe to Ben Cruachan. 2...rocks. 3. The midland valley is composed mainly of...
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The History of Scotland
Book by Fiona Somerset Fry, Peter Somerset Fry; Routledge, 1992
Subjects: Scotland--History
...Scots, 133-5 , 137-61 passim; executed, 153 Massacre of Glencoe, 180 Maxwell, James Clerk, 214 Medici, Catherine de, 148...Abbey, 63 , 90 Melville, Andrew, 158 , 160 , 165-6 Midland Valley, 4 , 35 Monamore tomb, 8 Monck, General (later, duke of...
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Writing Scotland: How Scotland's Writers Shaped the Nation
Book by Carl MacDougall; Polygon, 2004
Subjects: English Literature--Scottish Authors--History And Criticism, Scottish Literature--History And Criticism
...heather reveals an exotic world, a Scotland so different from what he has...It found us in a prodigious valley, strewn with rocks and where...then, that it may have been the valley called Glencoe, where the massacre was in the...
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journal articles on: Glencoe Valley Scotland  - 6 results

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Tectonic Influences in Peicemeal Caldera Collapse at Glencoe Volcano, Scotland
Journal article by Ian Moore, Peter Kokelaar; Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. 154, 1997
Subjects: Geology, Plate tectonics, Scotland, Volcanoes
...Lorne and in the Midland Valley (Fig. 2; Kynaston...overlay the sills at Glencoe and that they were removed...and tectonism, like Glencoe, is largely unknown...probable. By analogy with Scotland, it is also conceivable...precursor volcanoes. Glencoe is unique in the entire...
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New Dates (415 Ma) for the Etive Dyke Swarm and the End of the Caledonian Orogeny in the SW Grampian Highlands of Scotland
Journal article by G. A. Morris, L. Page, V. Martinez; Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. 162, 2005
Subjects: Geological time, Igneous rock, Magma, Mineralogy, Petrology, Scotland
...an early flow from the Glencoe Volcano (errors are...preserved flows from both the Glencoe Volcano and the Lome...Igneous Complex, the Glencoe Volcano and the Lome...from NW to SE across Scotland and NE England (Fig...Highlands and the Midland Valley was coeval and therefore...
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Notices
Journal article; Afterimage, Vol. 31, 2004
Subjects: Photography--Exhibitions
...between Bear Mountain and Albany). Watershed: The Hudson Valley Art Project/Group Show. Through Dec. 31. 2005...University of Edinburgh, 20 Chambers St., Edinburgh EH1 1JZ, Scotland; call +44 (0) 131 650 2306; email: John.Lee@ed...
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"A Home Which Is Still Not a Home": Finding a Place for Ranald MacDonald
Journal article by Gretchen Murphy; ATQ (The American Transcendental Quarterly), Vol. 15, 2001
Subjects: International relations--History, MacDonald, Randal--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Native Americans--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Pacific Rim countries--Foreign relations, Sailors--Conduct of life
...China, to Australia, and then Scotland, before finally returning...all my life, of the Columbia Valley of the Pacific Slope of America...Native American, studied law in Scotland and subsequently moved east...primis of my Highland father of Glencoe, secondly, and possibly more...
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Caoineadh Os Cionn Coirp: The Lament for the Dead in Ireland
Journal article by Patricia Lysaght; Folklore, Vol. 108, 1997
Subjects: Elegiac poetry--Ireland, Ireland--History, Laments--Ireland
...persisted, it appears, in Ireland and Scotland and was used especially for the purposes...Translated by R. and C. Needham. London and Glencoe, Illinois: Cohen and West/Free Press...oh, Padraig! You were a man in the valley, You were a man on the hillock? You...
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magazine articles on: Glencoe Valley Scotland  - 7 results

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Return to the Highlands - the Author Follows a Trail of Memories on a Sentimental Journey to a Distant Part of Scotland
Magazine article by Sharon Hudgins; World and I, Vol. 17, July 2002
Subjects: Scotland--Description and travel
...like the weather in Scotland, just wait fifteen...hauntingly beautiful valley of Glencoe, where members of the...visitors also come to Glencoe to see the landscape...the northwest tip of Scotland, continuing to retrace...windswept moors, green valleys and barren peaks. Highland...
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Alba Scotland
Magazine article by Alistair Cruickshank; Focus, Vol. 46, Winter 2001
Subjects: Scotland--History, Scots (British people)--History, Scots--History, Scottish history
...masses cause the rift valley to be subdivided into...shaping the landscape of Scotland as we know it today...deposited these in valleys below. As the ice...natural landscape of Scotland -- is set. As we...Lowlands, the rift valley. The backdrop here...hills and wider river valleys that reach the sea...merchant fleets of Scotland trading with Europe...
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Britain: a Military History Tour
Magazine article by Richard K. Kolb; VFW, Veterans of Foreign Wars Magazine, Vol. 87, January 2000
Subjects: Imperial War Museum-London England, Military history, Museums, Travel, United Kingdom, Veterans
...National Trust and Historic Scotland maintain sites dose...Culloden is the Alamo and Valley Forge combined of Scottish...down the west side of Scotland, spend some time at...backdrop. Dont miss the Glencoe Battlefield and Museum...connections linking Scotland to America, its not...
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Season Preview 2009-10
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 26, October 2009
Subjects: Fishes
...III, Shakespeare; dir: Nick Kennedy. Apr 22-May 8. Valley Youth Theatre, Phoenix Season TBA: www.vyt.com ARKANSAS...dir: Sandy Shinner. Jul 9-Aug 15. Writers Theatre, Glencoe, (847) 242-6000, www.writerstheatre.org Rosencrantz...
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On Stage
Magazine article; American Theatre, Vol. 28, April 2011
Subjects: Drama--Calendars, Drama--Directories, Plays--Calendars, Plays--Directories
...Cleopatra, Shakespeare. Apr 14-30. Valley Youth Theatre, Phoenix, (602) 253...May 22. Marin Theatre Company, Mill Valley,(415) 388-5208, www.marintheatre...Thru Apr 22. WEST VIRGINIA Greenbrier Valley Theatre, Lewisburg, (304) 645-3838...
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newspaper articles on: Glencoe Valley Scotland  - 33 results

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Haunted by the Ghost of Glencoe
Newspaper article by Nicola Barry; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), January 1, 1997
Haunted by the Ghost of Glencoe. by Nicola Barry Beyond a...range, in a far off silent valley, lies a small cairn, fashioned...told me on our pilgrimage to Glencoe last weekend. He recalled...another body found in a corrie in Glencoe after an avalanche on Am Bodach...
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CALM BEFORE THE STORM; Our Man Joined Rescuers for a Training Flight in Glencoe. 24 Hours Later, Two Climbers Were Killed by an Avalanche
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), February 26, 2010
...from HMS Gannet in Ayrshire to Glencoe, have briefed us on the high...her shoulder while walking in Glencoe. Drinking coffee at base...winch drills in the Hidden Valley. Thrillingly, the journey...beyond Ben Lomond and onwards to Glencoe with Ben Nevis clear in the...
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Ski-Ing Down a Slippery Slope to Oblivion; IS GLOBAL WARMING KILLING SCOTLAND'S SNOW BIZ?
Newspaper article by Melanie Reid; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), January 10, 1999
Subjects: Scotland
...always been marginal in Scotland, and now teeters on...keep the sport alive in Scotland, its a tough life...bought a house across the valley from here. "We all...railway to the summit. AT Glencoe, site of Scotlands...while the rest of Scotland shivered in the cold...
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LOCH OF THE DRAW; VICTORIA MITCHELL Enjoys a Whistlestop Tour of Romantic Scotland
Newspaper article; Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales), June 13, 2010
...line that runs across Scotland. We continued our journey...Scotlands most famous valley, Glencoe. With its dramatic cliff faces and steep slopes, Glencoe is one of the most spectacular...largest loch by volume in Scotland and contains more water...
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Travel: TAKE THE HIGH ROAD TO SAVE THE PLANET; Mairi Mallon Takes Family on an Eco-Friendly Trip Round Scotland
Newspaper article; Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland), November 18, 2007
...Friendly Trip Round Scotland. Its not easy being...landscapes. Visit Scotland aim to make Scotland the worlds first carbon...reforestation of the Caffran Valley in the Scottish Borders...magnificent mountains of Glencoe. We took the easier...
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encyclopedia articles on: Glencoe Valley Scotland  - 1 result

 
 
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Glencoe , Valley, Scotland
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
GLENCOE , valley, Scotland glenko , valley of the Coe River, Highland, W Scotland. It was the scene of the massacre of the Macdonald clan (Feb., 1692) by the Campbells, under the direction of John Campbell, 1st earl of Breadalbane, and...


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