Glencoe
In 2011, in a survey run by a Scottish conservation trust and a walking organization, visitors voted Glencoe Scotland's most romantic glen. The glen's approximate length of 12 miles is lined with eight Munros — those are mountains of more than 3,000 feet. One of Scotland's most ancient landscapes, it is actually the remnant of a volcanic caldera formed 450 million years ago. It's also the location of a tragic 17th century clan massacre.
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How to See It
Glencoe can be viewed, climbed or hiked from several different viewpoints. This one, of the Three Sisters, is seen from the Three Sisters Point of View car park on the A82 in Ballaculish, about four miles west of the Glencoe Visitor Center. There are also several low level, circular walks and a wildlife viewing platform at the visitor center itself.