I’ve decided to post a series on the famous valley of Glen Coe. Why? Well…it’s famous. But also because there are so many gorgeous photos of different angles of this valley, that it would do you a disservice to make you think that just one photo was all there was.

Glen Coe was the site of the famous massacre of the MacDonalds. History has skewed the story, blaming the Campbells for it, when in reality, the story was much more complicated. I encourage you to read what really happened, and why the biggest offense was not the deaths, but the violation of the deeply held code of hospitality held by Scottish Highlanders.

You see, in the Highlands, when someone needed shelter or food, any other Highlander was obligated to give it, even if the needy man was a mortal enemy. Along with the shelter and food was required an unspoken promise of safety while the hopsitality was being given. You absolutely never ever invited an enemy in for food and shelter, and then proceed to attack him the next morning. Yet that is precisely what the English government (not the Campbell Clan) did.  (And no, I’m not prejudiced because the MacIver and Campbell names were synonomous for many years.)

You can read about the history of Glen Coe on Undiscsovered Scotland.

The vantage point that this photo is shot from, is one of the more famous, because it shows the dramatic face of Aonach Dubh so well. This mountain is one of the famous “three sisters” of Glen Coe.

I’ll have more amazing photos for you in the weeks to come.