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What's in a Name? The Mountains of Glencoe
You’ve seen them, driven past them, photographed them, marvelled at their rocky peaks and ridges, climbed them, maybe even learned to...
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The Story of the Ballachulish Slate Quarry
Across from the Ballachulish Visitor Centre, a sandstone obelisk marks the entrance to the remains of the Ballachulish Slate Quarry....
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Musings on McCulloch's Masterpieces
Horatio McCulloch was a Scottish landscape painter born in Glasgow in 1805. He worked as a decorative painter, a snuffbox lid painter and...
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Women Move Mountains
“I owe a supreme debt of gratitude to the mountain for knocking from me the shackles of conventionality.” – Lizzie le Blond The history...
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Wordplay Writings
In May 2022, 'Wordplay' - a local creative writing group - visited Glencoe Folk Museum for a tour and to explore the collections. Parris,...
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Stories from Glencoe
The Ballachulish Dragon Beinn a' Bheithir - the name of the mountains which tower above the village of Ballachulish - is generally agreed...
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Dog-Friendly Glencoe
Did you know that one possible translation of Gleann Comhann is "Glen of the Dogs"? It certainly lives up to its name! Glencoe is a...
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The Mystery of the Ballachulish Goddess
We were asked to speak about the Ballachulish Goddess as part of the fantastic 'Highland Objects' podcast. You can listen to the podcast...
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Glencoe on Film
Film-makers have long been attracted to Glencoe: for classic mountain scenery that just screams “SCOTLAND!”; for atmospheric conditions;...
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Small Walks, Big Views: the Best Short(ish) Walks in Glencoe
Think of Glencoe and you think of its grand mountains: the rocky buttresses guarding the entrance to the glen, the towering peaks, the...
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