Glencoe, a valley in Argyllshire, Scotland. It opens westward upon Loch Leven. It is about twelve miles in length. It is celebrated for romantic, even sublime, scenery. It is noted in history as the scene of the Massacre of Glencoe. In 1691 all Highlanders were commanded to take the oath of allegiance to William and Mary on or before the thirty-first of December. The Macdonalds of Glencoe, for some reason, delayed making their allegiance until the sixth of January following. Their enemies, the Campbells, led by clan hatred, procured an edict for the extermination of the Macdonalds. One hundred twenty soldiers under Captain Campbell visited the glen. Under pretense of friendship they lulled the suspicions of the inhabitants and remained for twelve days, enjoying their hospitality. The night of the thirteenth of February the Campbells arose after the manner of savages and began massacring the inhabitants of the valley. Thirty-eight men, women, and children were put to death. Through the failure of a guard to reach the pass ere the appointed time, the remainder of the inhabitants, 150 in number, fled in the darkness up the glen and escaped. The Massacre of Glencoe, as it is called, appears to be one of the most unnecessary, uncalled for atrocities recorded on the pages of Scottish history. The scene of the outrage is reached easily by tourists who may go by boat from Glasgow.