Clan MacDonald of Glencoe

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Clan MacDonald of Glencoe is a Highland Scottish clan best known for its tragic role in the 1692 Glencoe Massacre, where many of its members were killed under government orders.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish clan
associatedLandscape Glen Coe NERFINISHED
associatedWith Clan Campbell NERFINISHED
Jacobite risings NERFINISHED
branchOf Clan Donald NERFINISHED
chiefTitle MacIain of Glencoe NERFINISHED
clanChief MacIain of Glencoe NERFINISHED
clanSystem Scottish clan system
country Scotland
culture Highland Scottish culture
ethnicGroup Gaels NERFINISHED
feudWith Clan Campbell NERFINISHED
governingStructure clan chief and kin-based following
governmentAllegianceBefore1692 accepted William III’s authority late
historicalEconomy cattle reiving
pastoral farming
historicalPeriod Early modern Scotland
Middle Ages NERFINISHED
historicSeat Achnacone NERFINISHED
Glencoe NERFINISHED
languageHistorical Scottish Gaelic
massacreCasualtiesEstimate approximately 30 to 40 killed
massacreDate 13 February 1692
massacreLocation Glencoe NERFINISHED
massacreOrderedBy Scottish government NERFINISHED
Secretary of State John Dalrymple, Master of Stair NERFINISHED
massacrePerpetrators Campbell regiment
Scottish government troops NERFINISHED
massacreVictimLeader Alastair MacIain MacDonald of Glencoe NERFINISHED
massacreVictims members of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe
modernStatus recognized armigerous branch of Clan Donald
motto “Fraoch Eilean” NERFINISHED
nameVariant MacDonalds of Glencoe NERFINISHED
MacIains of Glencoe NERFINISHED
notableEvent Massacre of Glencoe NERFINISHED
notableFigure Alastair MacIain MacDonald of Glencoe NERFINISHED
parentClan Clan Donald NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment1690s Jacobite
region Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED
religionHistorical Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED
rememberedFor tragic role in the 1692 Glencoe Massacre
sufferedEvent Massacre of Glencoe NERFINISHED
symbolicStatus symbol of Highland betrayal
tartan MacDonald of Glencoe tartan
territory Glencoe NERFINISHED
Lochaber NERFINISHED

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Glencoe hasCulturalAssociation Clan MacDonald of Glencoe
clan MacDonald notableBranch Clan MacDonald of Glencoe
subject surface form: Clan MacDonald