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Killiecrankie

American  
[kil-ee-krang-kee] / ˌkɪl iˈkræŋ ki /

noun

  1. a mountain pass in central Scotland, in the Grampians.


Killiecrankie British  
/ ˌkɪlɪˈkræŋkɪ /

noun

  1. a pass in central Scotland, in the Grampians: scene of a battle (1689) in which the Jacobites defeated William III's forces but lost their leader, Viscount Dundee

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In 2021, Tom Tsappis and Matilda Ruffle, both in their 30s, opened the five-room Killiecrankie House in a 19th-century former vicarage in Perthshire.

From New York Times Jul. 4, 2023

Francois-Marie Dibon, 44, completed 765 leaps at Garry Bridge in Killiecrankie, Perthshire.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2022

Francois-Marie Dibo will do his final jump at Garry Bridge, Killiecrankie, Perthshire, at 10:00 on Wednesday.

From BBC May 31, 2022

Emergency services were called to the southbound carriageway between Blair Atholl and Pitlochry, near Killiecrankie, about 22:35 on Friday.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2021

To this high place Claverhouse climbed from the room where he had examined the two Englishmen, and here he passed the last hours of daylight on the day before the battle of Killiecrankie.

From Graham of Claverhouse by Maclaren, Ian

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