I LOVE SCOTLAND!!
How could I not?!?!? Since I've been back in the USA people ask me how my trip to Ireland was. It's amazing how they can confuse Ireland with Scotland. I've never been to Ireland and I'm sure it's beautiful, but Scotland has its own amazing beauty. And my roots are here. My mother was a Bruce. This is along A82 west of Altnafeadh heading towards Glen Coe. We found a place to park so we could soak in this beauty and grandeur.
Here's an article on Glen Coe.
"It is often considered one of the most spectacular and beautiful places in Scotland, and is a part of the designated National Scenic Area of Ben Nevis and Glen Coe. The narrow glen shows a grim grandeur. The glen, approaching from the east on the main A82 road, is surrounded by wild and precipitous mountains. Further west at Invercoe, the landscape has a softer beauty before the main entrance to the glen. The main settlement is the village of Glencoe.
"The glen is U-shaped, formed by an ice age glacier, about 16 km (10 miles) long with the floor of the glen being less than 700 m (0.4 miles) wide, narrowing sharply at the Pass of Glen Coe about half way along.
"Geologically-speaking, Glen Coe is the remains of an ancient supervolcano that erupted with a force of VEI-8.[citation needed] It is considered to be one of the best examples of Cauldron subsidence. The eruption happened about 420 million years ago during the Silurian period, and the volcano has long since become extinct.[3] The landscape was further shaped by the processes of glaciation during the last ice age, 10,000 years ago.
"Glen Coe was originally part of the lands of Clan Donald, though since the ending of the clan structure they progressively sold off their estates.
"Most of the Glen is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland whose visitor centre has displays about both the natural and historical significance of the glen.
"The Iona cross was erected in 1883 by a Macdonald in memory of his clansmen who perished in the Glen Coe Massacre of 1692. There is car parking at the scenic waterfalls in the Pass of Glen Coe, which was used as the location for "The Bridge of Death" and "The Gorge of Eternal Peril" in filming Monty Python and the Holy Grail, attracting Monty Python pilgrims. Sets for the third Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, were built near to the bottom of Clachaig Gully, north of the Clachaig Inn. There is a folk museum in Glencoe village. "
I LOVE SCOTLAND!!
How could I not?!?!? Since I've been back in the USA people ask me how my trip to Ireland was. It's amazing how they can confuse Ireland with Scotland. I've never been to Ireland and I'm sure it's beautiful, but Scotland has its own amazing beauty. And my roots are here. My mother was a Bruce. This is along A82 west of Altnafeadh heading towards Glen Coe. We found a place to park so we could soak in this beauty and grandeur.
Here's an article on Glen Coe.
"It is often considered one of the most spectacular and beautiful places in Scotland, and is a part of the designated National Scenic Area of Ben Nevis and Glen Coe. The narrow glen shows a grim grandeur. The glen, approaching from the east on the main A82 road, is surrounded by wild and precipitous mountains. Further west at Invercoe, the landscape has a softer beauty before the main entrance to the glen. The main settlement is the village of Glencoe.
"The glen is U-shaped, formed by an ice age glacier, about 16 km (10 miles) long with the floor of the glen being less than 700 m (0.4 miles) wide, narrowing sharply at the Pass of Glen Coe about half way along.
"Geologically-speaking, Glen Coe is the remains of an ancient supervolcano that erupted with a force of VEI-8.[citation needed] It is considered to be one of the best examples of Cauldron subsidence. The eruption happened about 420 million years ago during the Silurian period, and the volcano has long since become extinct.[3] The landscape was further shaped by the processes of glaciation during the last ice age, 10,000 years ago.
"Glen Coe was originally part of the lands of Clan Donald, though since the ending of the clan structure they progressively sold off their estates.
"Most of the Glen is now owned by the National Trust for Scotland whose visitor centre has displays about both the natural and historical significance of the glen.
"The Iona cross was erected in 1883 by a Macdonald in memory of his clansmen who perished in the Glen Coe Massacre of 1692. There is car parking at the scenic waterfalls in the Pass of Glen Coe, which was used as the location for "The Bridge of Death" and "The Gorge of Eternal Peril" in filming Monty Python and the Holy Grail, attracting Monty Python pilgrims. Sets for the third Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, were built near to the bottom of Clachaig Gully, north of the Clachaig Inn. There is a folk museum in Glencoe village. "