Glen Coe

Glen Coe, with lava hills (viewed from the east), in the Scottish Highlands.

Glen Coe, glen (valley) south of Fort William in the Highland council area of western Scotland. From a relatively low watershed and pass to Glen Etive at an elevation of 1,011 feet (308 meters), Glen Coe runs west for about 5 miles (8 km) as a steep-sided glacier-scoured trough about 0.5 mile (800 meters) wide, bounded by towering mountains with elevations of 3,000 feet (900 metrer) or more, before turning northwest as a broader glen opening into the valley of Loch Leven. In February 1692 it was the site of a treacherous clan massacre involving the Macdonalds of Glen Coe. The glen is now almost completely uninhabited.