Cinematic Magic

You may not realize it, but you’ve probably seen this famous glen more times than you can count. Braveheart, Skyfall, Rob Roy, and Monty Python And The Holy Grail, just to name a few, all contain footage of this epic landscape.

The result of a glacier and volcanic activity, GlenCoe (a UNESCO world heritage site) is breathtaking and coupled with the Scottish “Right To Roam” laws, a hiker’s dream. We, however, did not have nearly as much time as could have easily been spent walking through this beautiful place, but we were not left in want. We parked our car and explored the trails near the Three Sisters, overlooked by Ben Nevis.

A Dark Past

Like most places in Scotland, GlenCoe was also the site of terrible violence. In the late 1600s, 30 members of the MacDonald clan were murdered in their sleep by members of the Campbell clan whom they had been hosting as their guests. It’s a fascinating and tragic story and you can learn more about it here.

Not to be missed!

If you find that your time in this area is a little stretched and you don’t have time to hike around this area, I would urge you to at least take a beyond scenic drive through it, I took several of these photos out of the window of our moving car!

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