Càrn Eige

Steep mountain ridges enclose Glen Coe, a deep valley in the western Highlands leading towards Loch Leven. The glen was home to the MacDonalds of Glencoe, whose settlements lay beneath its rugged slopes. In February 1692 government soldiers billeted among them attacked their hosts, killing members of the clan and driving others into the mountains. A later inquiry condemned the killings as murder under trust.