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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 ...
320. FIPS code. 27-23948 [ 5] GNIS feature ID. 2394912 [ 3] Website. www .glencoemn .org. Glencoe ( / ˈɡlɛnkoʊ / GLEN-koh) is a city and the county seat of McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. [ 6] The population was 5,744 at the 2020 census.
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-water loch off Loch Linnhe ). The village falls within the Ross, Skye and Lochaber part ...
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 ...
As of 2015, it ranked tenth in the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's largest companies. [5] In the 2020 Forbes Global 2000, Glencore International was ranked as the 484th-largest public company in the world. [6] As of July 2022, it was the world's largest commodity trader. [7] In 2023, the company was ranked 59th in the Forbes Global 2000. [8]
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.
John Prebble. John Edward Curtis Prebble, FRSL, OBE, (23 June 1915 – 30 January 2001) was an English journalist, novelist, and screenwriter. He is known for his books on Scottish history .
Glencoe was a place name used by Scottish immigrants to name several places in the world. It may also refer to: Glen Coe, Lochaber, Highland, Scotland. Massacre of Glencoe, 1692. Glencoe, Highland, a village in the glen. Glencoe Lochan, a tract of forest near the village.