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massacre of Glencoe

1692 massacre which took place in Glen Coe, in the Highlands of Scotland
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massacre of Glencoe
Peter Graham (1836 - 18 October 1921) (Scottish) Born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Died in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. Details on Google Art Project · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Summary

massacre of Glencoe is a massacre[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of massacre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,992 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Kingdom of Scotland[3]
  • Location: Glen Coe[4], Glencoe[5]
  • Part of: Jacobite rising of 1689[6]
  • Commons category: Massacre of Glencoe[7]
  • Point in time: February 13, 1692[8]
  • Participant: John Graham, 1st Viscount Dundee[9], MacDonald of Glencoe[10], Earl of Argyll's Regiment of Foot[11], Clan Campbell[12], Robert Campbell of Glenlyon[13]
  • Number of deaths: 38[14]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[15], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16]

Why It Matters

massacre of Glencoe has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

Kingdom of Scotland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Saldanha-mareo · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Kingdom of Scotland
    Instance of → massacre
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Target: MacDonald of Glencoe, ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/harvesttemplates/425f06fa644d|details]])"
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