Killiecrankie

American

[kil-ee-krang-kee] / ˌkɪl iˈkræŋ ki /

noun

a mountain pass in central Scotland, in the Grampians.

Killiecrankie British

/ ˌkɪlɪˈkræŋkɪ /

noun

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

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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

And the government has come up against opposition to parts of the project, including a section at the site of the 1689 Battle of Killiecrankie.

From BBC ● Feb. 10, 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

In the following stirring verses from "The Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers," by W. E. Aytoun, the fight at Killiecrankie is described, presumably, by one of the adherents of Dundee.

From School Reading by Grades Sixth Year by James Baldwin

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