Glencoe Scotland

Early in the morning, maybe around 5am, of 12 February 1692, in the aftermath of the Glorius Revolution and the Jacobite Uprising of 1689 led by John Graham of Claverhouse, a massacre took place in Glencoe, in the highlands of Scotland. This incident is referred to as the Massacre of Glencoe. The massacre took place at the same time in three settlements along the glen-Ivercoe, Inverrigan, and Achacon-although the killing took place all over the glen as fleeing McDonalds were pursued. Thirthyeight MacDonalds from the Glencoe Clan were killed by the guests, some of them bore the name of Campbell, from the Campbell Clan, who had accepted the MacDonald's hospitality. The guests included a regiment of the government army along with a government envoy because the MacDonalds Chief of the Clan was not prompt in signing a pledge of allegiance to the new monarchs William and Mary. Another forty women and children died of exposure after their homes were burned down! So starts the big rival between the MacDonalds and the Campbells!

This is the scenery we saw on our way to Glencoe!

The Glen is starting to open up! A glen is a valley typically one that is long, deep and glacially ushaped.

There were a few people living here, but only three houses we saw! One was a little ski lift!

You can see the lonely little white house in the midst of the huge mountains!

We were happy it wasn't raining or snowing but that wind was darn cold!

But the Glen went on and on!

On and On!

It was a place I probably would not have chosen to live! But early settlers, called the Wanderers, came up from Mainland Europe when Great Britain was attached. They moved up here to be away from people who would take your things so they felt safe up here. Because they guessed right! But they couldn't stop the evil from the inside! I am from the MacDonald Clan and this is the second time I have been to Scotland and I feel an affinity that I have never felt in another country. I look around at the Scottish people and see some of the traits I have! It feels like I am at Hoome!