Glencoe, Highland

Glencoe or Glencoe Village (Gaelic: A’ Chàrnaich) is the main settlement in Glen Coe in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands. It lies at the north-west end of the glen, on the southern bank of the River Coe where it enters Loch Leven (a salt-water loch off Loch Linnhe).

This article is about the village. For the glen itself, see Glen Coe.

Glencoe
  • Scottish Gaelic: A’ Chàrnaich
Glencoe village from the summit of the Pap of Glencoe
Glencoe
Location within the Lochaber area
Population374 
OS grid referenceNN098588
Council area
Lieutenancy area
  • Inverness
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBallachulish
Postcode districtPH49 4
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
  • Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Scottish Parliament
  • Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch

The village falls within the Ross, Skye and Lochaber part of the Highland council area for local government purposes. It is part of the registration county of Argyll and the lieutenancy area of Inverness for ceremonial functions.

The use of the term 'Glencoe Village' is a modern one, to differentiate the settlement from the glen itself.

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