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Glencoe, valley, ScotlandGlencoe (glĕnkō`), valley of the Coe River, Highland, W Scotland. It was the scene of the massacre of the Macdonald clan (Feb., 1692) by the Campbells, under the direction of John Campbell, 1st earl of Breadalbane, and John Dalrymple, 1st earl of Stair.Glencoe, village, United StatesGlencoe (glĕn`kō), residential village (1990 pop. 8,499), Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1869. Glencoe is among the several scenic North Shore suburbs N of Chicago. It has light manufacturing.Glencoe a glen in W Scotland, in S Highland: site of a massacre of Macdonalds by Campbells and English troops (1692) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But Ethel Harrogate had never before seen the southern parks tilted on the splintered northern peaks; the gorge of Glencoe laden with the fruits of Kent. Wild mountains stood around it; there grew there neither grass nor trees; and I have sometimes thought since then, that it may have been the valley called Glencoe, where the massacre was in the time of King William. |
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