GLENCOE
Bairdstravel`s favourite place in the whole of the British isles is the Glencoe
valley. The first time I was ever in Glencoe was on a day trip from Glasgow.
One summer holiday when I was first married I went on a round Scotland
in a day siteseeing trip. The highlight of that day was a visit to Glencoe.
The weather was shocking but you could still see that the valley was stunning.Being brought up in the centre of the city I never had any great desire to visit the Scottish highlands. Since that day I now have a great love for my homeland.
A few years later I had the pleasure to camp in Glencoe. Which was a great experiance . Around midnight we sat outside our tent and stared into the sky.
To this day I have never seen a sky like it . You can see a mass of stars.
THE MOUNTAINS
The mountains which first greet the visitor arriving from the south are the strikingly beautiful and instantly recognisable peaks of the Buachaille Etive Mor and Buachaille Etive Beag, - 'The great' and 'The little' Shepherds of Etive. Magnificent though they may be, neither of these mountains is the reigning peak of the Glen or the district. That distinction belongs to the peak of Bidean nam Bian; whose main summit is hidden above and behind its more famous outliers, three great truncated spurs known as 'The Three Sisters of Glencoe'.
The waters which tumble from these high mountains and give rise to a series of spectacular waterfalls gather initially at the 'Meeting of the Three Waters' to form the River Coe. Less than a mile lower down, at the very heart of Glencoe, the river widens briefly to form the sombre yet beautifully situated Loch Achtriochtan, a superb place from which to view the entire glen.
Beyond, the river passes through a further series of rocky channels and open pools to reach Loch Leven near the tiny village of Glencoe itself.
The Massacre of Glencoe occurred in Glen Coe, Scotland, in the early morning of 13 February, 1692, during the era of the "Glorious Revolution" and Jacobitism. In Gaelic, the event is named 'Mort Ghlinne Comhann' (murder of Glen Coe). The massacre began simultaneously in three settlements along the glen—Invercoe, Inverrigan, and Achacon—although the killing took place all over the glen as fleeing MacDonalds were pursued. Thirty-eight MacDonalds from the Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by the guests who had accepted their hospitality, on the grounds that the MacDonalds had not been prompt in pledging allegiance to the new monarchs, Mary II and William II. Another forty women and children died of exposure after their homes were burned.
SIGN IN THE MAIN HOTEL no hawkers or Campbells 
Everytime you pass through Glencoe the lighting is different