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

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

King James was proclaimed at several places, notably at Dundee, by Graham, the brother of "conquering Graham," Bonnie Dundee, the fearless, cruel, clever Claverhouse who fell at Killiecrankie.

From A History of the Four Georges, Volume I by McCarthy, Justin

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