Glencoe

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Valley in the Highland unitary authority, Scotland, extending 16 km/10 mi east from Rannoch Moor to Loch Leven. The mountains rise steeply on either side to over 1,000 m/3,300 ft, and the River Coe flows through the valley. Thirty-eight members of the Macdonald clan were massacred in Glencoe on 13 February 1692 by government troops led by Robert Campbell of Glenlyon; 300 escaped.

The area is popular for winter sports and rock-climbing. The Glencoe chair-lift and ski area lie just beyond the glen on the western side of Rannoch Moor.

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