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Beginning at the north-eastern base of Buchaille Etive, it takes a gentle north-westerly trend for 10 miles to its mouth on Loch Leven, a salt-water arm of Loch Linnhe. On both sides it is shut in by wild and precipitous mountains and its bed is swept by the River Coe - Ossian's "dark Cona" - which rises in the hills at its eastern end. About half-way down the glen the stream forms the tiny Loch Triochatan .

Towards Invercoe the landscape acquires a softer beauty. Here Lord Strathcona , who, in 1894, purchased the heritage of the Macdonalds of Glen Coe, built his stately mansion of Mount Royal.

Glen Coe is a very popular tourist destination - partly because of its scenic qualities and historical associations, partly because it is on the main road north - the A82 - and also because of its attraction for walkers and climbers. Rock climbers will predominate on the Buachaille Etive Mor ( 1018 mFor other uses of "metre" and "meter", see Metre (disambiguation). The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Systeme International d'Unites). It is defined as the length of the path travelled by light in absolute vacu) and on the various routes on the Three Sisters. For adventurous walkers, the finest mainland scramble in the UK is the Aonach EagachThe Aonach Eagach Notched Ridge from the Scottish Gaelic) is a rocky ridge lying to the north of Glen Coe in the Scottish Highlands. It boasts two Munro summits. The ridge is very rocky, and the route between them requires scrambling ability. The Aonach E. This extended scramble boasts 2 of Scotland's trickiest MunroAonach Eagach, a popular ridge between two munros in Glen Coe, Meall Dearg and Sgorr nam Fiannaidh A Munro is a Scottish hill with a height over 3000 feet (914. They are named after Sir Hugh Munro (1856 1919), who produced the first attempt at an exhausti hills, Sgor nam Fiannaidh (996m) and Meall Dearg (951m). The Aonach Eagach ridge terminates at the Pap of Glencoe (741m).

To the south of the glen lies Bidean nam Bian (1145m), a complex Y-shaped hill that also has an additional of Munro status in the shape of Stob Coire Sgreamhach (1072m). The other major hill on the south side of the Glen is Buachaille Etive Beag.

Points of interest are the Devil's Staircase, a steep, boulder-strewn "cut" ( 352 mFor other uses of "metre" and "meter", see Metre (disambiguation). The metre is the basic unit of length in the International System of Units (SI: Systeme International d'Unites). It is defined as the length of the path travelled by light in absolute vacu high) across the hills to Fort William; the Study; the cave of OssianOssian is a legendary warrior bard who appears as the narrator in the Celtic legends of Fionn mac Cumhail. These tales were known as the Fenian Cycle or the Ossianic Cycle and make up one of the four great cycles of Celtic mythology and legend. They were, where tradition says that he was born, and the Iona cross erected in 1883 by a MacDonald in memory of his clansmen who perished in the massacre of 1692The Massacre of Glencoe was an incident at Glen Coe, Scotland in 1692, during the era of the Glorious Revolution and the Jacobite Rising. About 78 MacDonalds were killed by the army which had accepted their hospitality, for not promptly pledging allegianc.

About 1 mile beyond the head of the glen is Kingshouse, a relic of the old coaching days, when it was customary for tourists to drive from Ballachulishquarry The Scottish settlement now usually called Ballachulish is a substantial village based around the former slate quarries in East and West Laroch (the Laroch being the name of the river that runs through the village). The principal industry is now to via Tyndrum to Loch LomondLoch Lomond (pronounced LOW-mond) is a Scottish loch (or lake) located in the western lowlands of Central Scotland. It is located in the administrative district of Stirling, and its southern shores lie approximately 14 miles north of Glasgow, the country'. This old inn still welcomes visitors, and thrives on the tales of walkers who have just crossed Rannoch Moor, and climbers and skiers down from the glen's peaks.

To the south on the other side of the road from the Kingshouse is the entrance to the Glen Coe ski area, known locally as the White Corries.

One mile to the west of the Glen lies the village of Ballachulish, known in the past for its slate quarries, which have been worked since 1760. The village of Glencoe lies about 2km to the east of Ballachulish, at the point where the river Coe enters Loch Leven.

Well known descendants of the MacDonalds of Glen Coe include author George MacDonald. Well known residents include Hamish MacInnes, veteran of Mount_Everest expeditions, climbing consultant for such films as the Eiger Sanction and a mountain rescue pioneer.