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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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It is 70 years since the first ski tow ran in Scotland, which was in the Main Basin at Glencoe.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

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

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025

It’s Thursday, Sept. 25, 1975, and in a backyard citrus tree on South Glencoe Avenue in Venice, a Medfly is showing its foul face, its blue eyes and yellow belly.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 15, 2024

Tom Parry, 49, and 12-year-old Richie were due to return home on Wednesday after visiting Glen Nevis and Glencoe.

From BBC • May 29, 2024

A favorite resort was the valley of Glencoe, a singularly wild and romantic spot where a long narrow ravine is shut in between almost perpendicular hills.

From Landseer A collection of fifteen pictures and a portrait of the painter with introduction and interpretation by Hurll, Estelle M. (Estelle May)

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