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Old 17th January 2000, 10:54
gerry_s gerry_s is offline
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do you know any intresting stories about glencoe? fact or fiction it does not matter.
i am intrested in the history of the glen and would like any information that you could give me. thanks, gerry.

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Old 17th January 2000, 21:24
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Wasn't that in 1715, the first Jacobite rebellion?

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Old 18th January 2000, 01:15
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I think Glencoe's most (in)famous moment was when the Campells slaughtered the McDonalds.
There was definitely Jacobite involvement, but I think it was a wee bit earlier than that, 1692 maybe?
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Old 18th January 2000, 02:30
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Here's a site http://www.electricscotland.com/hist...coe/glen1.html
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