Glencoe Lochan - Photo:
Douglas Gemmell |
Arguably
Scotland’s most infamous natural wonder, the
winding road that leads to the village of
Glencoe is a moody masterpiece of light and
shadow.
Several miles long, it starts near Rannock
Moor and ends at Loch Leven, with much of the
land in between owned by the National Trust
for Scotland.
The pass
follows the floor of a valley decorated by
dark, towering mountains that evoke an earlier
age. It is known variously as the Glen of
Weeping or the Valley of the Shadow of Death. |
On Signal Rock a sign was
given that launched the shocking Glencoe Massacre
of 1692 when 38 members of the MacDonald clan,
including women and children, were butchered on
the orders of the 10th Earl of Argyll. Two
poignant monuments remember those savage days.
The Study is a platform of
rock that provides a famous vista of the so-called
Three Sisters – Beinn Fhada, Gearr Aonach and
Aonach Dubh.
The unique Glencoe Mountain Resort is some 12
miles south of the village. As well as winter
activities such as skiing and snowboarding, it
also has a summer season, offering sports such as
paragliding.
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