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The Massacre of Glencoe [a] took place in Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland on 13 February 1692. An estimated 30 members and associates of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by Scottish government forces, allegedly for failing to pledge allegiance to the new monarchs, William III and Mary II . By May 1690, the Jacobite rising of 1689 had ...
Glen Coe ( Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Comhann [3] pronounced [klan̪ˠˈkʰo.ən̪ˠ]) is a glen of volcanic origins, [4] in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies in the north of the county of Argyll, close to the border with the historic province of Lochaber, within the modern council area of Highland. Glen Coe is regarded as the home of Scottish ...
56°40′58″N 5°06′22″W / . 56.68282°N 5.10598°W. / 56.68282; -5.10598. Glencoe or Glencoe Village ( Gaelic: A’ Chàrnaich [2]) is the main settlement in Glen Coe in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands. It lies at the north-west end of the glen, on the southern bank of the River Coe where it enters Loch Leven (a salt ...
Government soldiers loyal to the king of Scotland slaughtered 38 members of Clan MacDonald, a Glencoe community, after being welcomed into their homes, according to the National Library of Scotland.
The Massacre of Glencoe Monument is a memorial to the Massacre of Glencoe ( Scottish Gaelic: Mort Ghlinne Comhann ), which took place in Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland on 13 February 1692, following the Jacobite uprising of 1689–92. Sculpted by Alexander Macdonald and Co. of Aberdeen in 1883, a tapering 18-foot granite Celtic cross ...
The MacDonalds of Glencoe are one of the branch clans of Clan Donald —one of the largest Scottish clans. The eponymous ancestor of Clan Donald is Donald, son of Reginald, son of Somerled. Somerled, son of Gillebride was a 12th-century Norse–Gaelic leader and warrior who fancied himself as "King of the Isles" and "King of Argyll".
29652. FIPS code. 17-29652. Website. www .villageofglencoe .org. Glencoe ( / ˈɡlɛnˌkoʊ /) is a lakefront village in northeastern Cook County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,849. Glencoe is part of Chicago's North Shore and one of the wealthiest communities in Illinois.
The Chief of Clan Henderson is Alistair Donald Henderson of Fordell, an environmental engineer specialising in air pollution control who lives in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The Chief is recognised by Lord Lyon, King of Arms, and is a member of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs. [15]
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