{"id":7885,"date":"2023-03-03T10:36:10","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T10:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/?p=7885"},"modified":"2024-04-02T15:48:07","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T14:48:07","slug":"glencoe-nature-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.insightvacations.com\/blog\/glencoe-nature-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Glencoe National Nature Reserve: In conversation with Ranger Scott McCombie"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Set in the heart of the Scottish Highlands, Glencoe National Nature Reserve<\/a> is an extraordinary landscape of soaring mountains and winding rivers. It\u2019s a hiker\u2019s paradise, with eight Munros (mountain peaks that are 3,000 feet or over) watching over the glen. It\u2019s a world-famous movie location featuring in the likes of Harry Potter, Skyfall, Braveheart, Outlaw King, Rob Roy and The 39 Steps. Glencoe is also the home of Scottish lore and history. The Celtic legend Fingal is said to have made his home here while his son Ossian found inspiration in these landscapes for his poems. Around 300 years ago, the Clan MacDonald lived here in townships around the glen, and you can see reconstructions of their traditional turf and creel houses.<\/p>\n

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