Glencoe Monument, Glencoe Village Glencoe, monument to the massacre of MacDonald Clan. The Massacre of Glencoe Monument is a memorial to the Massacre of Glencoe, which took place in Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland on 13 February 1692, following the Jacobite uprising of 1689–92. Campbell of Glenlyon led a group of some 128 soldiers who stayed with the MacDonalds for some 12 days and then turned on their hosts in the early morning of 13th February, killing 38 of them whilst some tried to escape into the snowy by Macdonald of Aberdeen, 1883
The whole is in one block of dark red granite, 18 feet long, richly carved with runic scrolls, following the best examples. The trunk of the cross resembles that of Gosforth, and its head, with circular ring, is tastefully ornamented with Celtic symbols of the Trinity. The structure has been erected upon a cairn of rough grey granite blocks, 7 feet high, into which is set a massive red granite panel, with an appropriate inscription in polished letter, surmounted by Mrs Macdonald's crest and coat of arms.
Size: 3600px × 2400px
Location: Glencoe Village, Glencoe, Highland, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © Alister Firth / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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