Talk:Glen Coe

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Is the clachaig worth a mention? It's popular with climbers and is a great pub in the centre of the glen. I don't work there, just think it's a class pub Barryferguson6 11:20, 4 September 2007 (UTC)


 * In my opinion it's worth a mention, see Glen Coe which also mentions the Kings House. .. dave souza, talk 16:23, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

Caldera?
The Wikipedia article Supervolcano links to this Glencoe article as having a caldera (see "Massive Eruptions" subheading). The Glencoe article however makes no mention of a caldera.--Biturica (talk) 19:25, 2 August 2008 (UTC)

In fact the article makes no mention of the geology. I shall endeavour to write some information about it. I did a lot of my geology field work in the glen, but my field notes are elsewhere. There are two classical works available - The Cauldron Subsidence of Glen Coe, Clough, Maufe and Bailey. QJGS 1909 and a more recent work about geology by Kokelar and is available from the British Geological Survey.The Geologist (talk) 15:13, 11 April 2012 (UTC)
 * That will be great, I gathered from a TV programme that the 1909 work was a significant early study but the Glen Coe caldera doesn't get a mention in our caldera article though the two studies are listed as sources. . . dave souza, talk 17:23, 11 April 2012 (UTC)

Further to my entry above, I am now writing a section with references regarding the geology of Glen Coe. I don't know when it will be ready but will do it as my time allows and would hope to have it completed before Christmas 2015!!The Geologist (talk) 16:32, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

Name?
I notice the article reports that the name 'Gleann Comhann' is "erroneously" believed to mean 'Glen Of Weeping'. That's fine - but surely telling us what it doesn't mean necessitates telling us what it does mean? As far as I can see, the article doesn't do this. I've never seen a Scottish guide or reference indicating that 'Glen Of Weeping' is incorrect, and many Scottish-originated books and websites restate this 'erroneous' translation. That said, Gaelic dictionaries show 'guil' as the word for cry or weep, so I'm quite happy to believe 'comhann' isn't connected. The same dictionaries show 'comann' as meaning 'society' or 'comain' as 'obligation', and 'cumhang' as 'narrow' - but whatever the case I can't put my own research into the article; and every site I've found that gives the Gaelic name simply translates it into English as 'Glencoe'. A document at just says that the meaning of 'comhann' is unknown.

Because, as I say, I think telling us what something is not is only half a job, I've added a cite tag to this comment in the hope that someone might be able to elaborate. - Shrivenzale 10:56, 6 September 2007 (UTC)


 * The above sounded really smarmy, didn't it? Sorry about that - I wasn't intending to appear that way.  Anyway, I've got one or two possibilities so far, and if all else fails I'll list those as possibilities for the meaning of the name.  But I'm in the process of making some enquiries to see if I can find any solid answers on the issue and I'll update as soon as I can. - Shrivenzale 20:49, 8 September 2007 (UTC)


 * I've had a very impressive response to all my enquiries re these two points - both the National Trust for Scotland and the Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Gaelic College in Skye have responded quickly and helpfully, and I've updated the article with the information they've provided. Again, sorry for any perceived offence to the original author on this one.  I'm tempted to edit my original comments here, but I suppose I'd best be honest...!  - Shrivenzale 14:30, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

I have just noticed the above remarks about the name of the glen. I was given to understand many years ago that the Gaelic name is "Gleann Comhann" is unknown in meaning BUT that the popular name of "Glen of Weeping" can be traced back to Sir Walter Scott. However not having read "Rob Roy" from which the term is supposed to have originated it is possible that I am wrong. The Geologist (talk) 16:51, 10 January 2013 (UTC)

Camping in the Glen
With reference to the contradictory comments about wild camping that had found their way into the article, I've contacted the National Trust for Scotland and had a prompt and helpful email back outlining the current restrictions. I've added the information to the article. - Shrivenzale 20:49, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

Glen Coe or Glencoe?
The article name has two words; the text itself mostly, but not exclusively, has one. We ought to have either consistency or an explanation for inconsistency. 86.132.142.207 (talk) 19:48, 27 July 2008 (UTC)


 * There are two usages., but "Glen Coe" is the name of the geographical feature as preferred by the Ordnance Survey, Bartholomew's maps, the writer W.H. Murray and Undiscovered Scotland and I would describe that as the main, and certainly the traditional usage. Glencoe is the name of the village in Glen Coe and used in e.g. "Glencoe Visitor Centre"  and "Glencoe post ofice".   Ben   Mac  Dui  09:53, 25 January 2009 (UTC)

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IPA Gibberish
Can we include phonetics for English speakers which are not written in IPA hieroglyphs please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:4C8:1404:3C2E:1:2:752F:5ED (talk) 12:05, 19 June 2021 (UTC)

38 men?
I'm pretty sure there were women and children amongst the victims 79.69.127.44 (talk) 18:58, 4 March 2022 (UTC)