Glencoe

This beautiful glen is the site of the infamous massacre of 13 February 1692. Soldiers of the Earl of Argyll's Regiment turned on their MacDonald hosts in an action designed to set an example to others who were slow to swear the Oath of Allegiance to the new monarchs William and Mary. Betraying the hospitality they received while billeted in the glen, the troops murdered about 30 of their hosts though many others escaped.

Access

The glen is accessible at all times. Visitors can see the Massacre Memorial in Glen Coe village (access at all times), visit a reconstruction of a 17th century turf & creel house, reimagining the buildings lived in by the MacDonalds of Glencoe, and learn more about the glen's Jacobite connection at both the National Trust for Scotland's Glencoe Visitor Centre https://www.nts.org.uk/glencoe (free entry, open all year) and Glencoe Folk Museum (currently closed for redevelopment - opening 2027).