Glen Coe

We visited the countryside today and ended up in Glen Coe.  It is located in the Highlands of Scotland.  It was formed from volcanos, then shaped by glaciers during the ice age. Glen Coe is regarded as the home of Scottish mountaineering and is popular with hikers and mountain climbers.

We learned that in 1692, in the aftermath of the Jacobite uprising of 1689, an incident known as the Massacre of Glencoe took place in the glen. Thirty-eight men, women and children from Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were slaughtered by government forces on the grounds that they had not been prompt in pledging allegiance to the King William.






After visiting Glen Coe, we decided to track down some castles.  

Castle Dunstaffnage

Monty Python and the Holy Grail was shot at this castle (Castle Stalker) and made an appearance as Castle of Aaaaarrrrrggghhh!

Castle Barcaldine

The roads can be quite narrow when looking for castles. This guy was nice enough to back up till he found a pull off.


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  1. ktrporterMay 5, 2023 at 1:52 PM

    Bonus fact: The airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow is roughly 20.1 miles per hour.🤣 So pretty!!!❤️

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