Point of Interest
Village of Glencoe
Street Address: Glencoe, NB
The Massacre of Glencoe is one of the traumatic events in Scottish history. The Highland Chieftains had been given until December 31st,1691 to take an oath of allegiance to the English monarchs, William and Mary. All reluctantly did, except for Alexander MacDonald of Glencoe, who, due to delay and confusion, took the oath a week late. His Scottish enemies used this opportunity to make an example of MacDonald and his clan. After being received hospitality as visitors, the soldiers of Alexander Campbell's Argyll Regiment massacred the unsuspecting inhabitants of Glencoe in the early hours of February 13th, 1692. The disdain for the Campbells by the forces of Scottish nationalism, and particularly by the MacDonalds, was keenly felt for generations. Whoever selected the name of Glencoe for a village located just outside the town of Campbellton had both a good knowledge of history and a wry sense of humour. One would hope it was a MacDonald.