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Glencoe

British  
/ ɡlɛnˈkəʊ /

noun

  1. a glen in W Scotland, in S Highland: site of a massacre of Macdonalds by Campbells and English troops (1692)

"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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Back in Glencoe, Emily Bryce, operations manager at the National Trust for Scotland, says that visitor numbers this summer are up 8% from a year ago.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Tudor Davies lives in London and is holidaying in Glencoe with his family.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Glencoe Mountain said it was proving to be the best season since the Covid pandemic hit in March 2020, while Cairngorm Mountain described it as a "great year" so far.

From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026

Glencoe and RAF mountain rescue teams assisted with the search and recovery operation.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2025

In this service they were with Gen. Yule at Glencoe, then in Ladysmith, then with Buller.

From A Roving Commission Or, Through the Black Insurrection at Hayti by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty

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