A late 19th century view of Glen Coe, a glen in the Highlands of Scotland lying in the north of the county of Argyll, close to the border with the historic province of Lochaber, within the Highlands. It is famed for the Massacre of Glencoe that took place on 13 February 1692, following the Jacobite uprising of 1689–92. An estimated thirty-eightmembers and associates of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by government forces billeted with them, with others later alleged to have died of exposure, on the grounds they had not been prompt in pledging allegiance to the new monarchs.
A late 19th century view of Glen Coe, a glen in the Highlands of Scotland lying in the north of the county of Argyll, close to the border with the historic province of Lochaber, within the Highlands. It is famed for the Massacre of Glencoe that took place on 13 February 1692, following the Jacobite uprising of 1689–92. An estimated thirty-eightmembers and associates of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by government forces billeted with them, with others later alleged to have died of exposure, on the grounds they had not been prompt in pledging allegiance to the new monarchs, William III of England and II of Scotland and Mary II.
Size: 4434px × 3127px
Location: Glen Coe,, Argyll, Highlands of Scotland
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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