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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

Police knew he passed through Glencoe Village at about 18:00 on Friday before going on to the Bridge of Orchy Hotel in Argyll.

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

Ally was skiing with his mum Carole and his brothers in Glencoe in March 2022 when he crashed.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 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

It may here be mentioned that Victoria has the distinction of being the birthplace of Dr. Robert Andrew Buntine, who was mentioned for bravery at the battle of Glencoe in Sir George White’s despatches.

From South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 by Creswicke, Louis

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