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The Massacre of Glencoe: 13 February 1692…

Dear readers,

The 13th February is a date marked in red ink (bloody red) on the Scottish calendar… it’s a date to remember, and indeed it has been remembered again and again, the sad history being passed from generation to generation of Scottish people … they will never forget the innocent people who fell in […]

Celebrating Hogmanay at Onich, on the Shore of Loch Linnhe !

Dear readers, dear friends and fans of Scotland, the whole team of Scotiana wishes you a very Happy New Year! May our Scottish adventures inspire you to travel and walk on the wonderful paths of La Belle Alba… Never more than in winter, does she wear her lovely name better…

!!! HAPPY HOGMANAY […]

In Memoriam of 13 February 1692: Glencoe Massacre…

In Memoriam of all the villagers of Glencoe who died on 13 February 1692 and in the following days during and after the infamous Glencoe Massacre…

The Massacre of Glencoe took place in Glen Coe in the Highlands of Scotland on 13 February 1692, following the Jacobite uprising of 1689-92. An estimated 30 […]

A wild and lonely valley in the Scottish Highlands: Glencoe

 

 

The Valley of Glencoe © 2007 Scotiana

‘Glencoe has no melancholy except that which men bring to it, remembering its history. (..)

(John Prebble – Glencoe)

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Loch Leven with Pap of Glencoe in the background © 2006 Scotiana

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