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GlenCoe, mountain range in the west highlands of Scotland.
It was the site of the "infamous" Glencoe Massacre of 1692. It took place during the clan wars of that period. A group of clan soldiers the Campbells were given shelter by an opposing clan, the MacDonald; (the honour amongst the clans was that even your enemy would be offered shelter in times of need) during February of that year. The campbell clan stayed with the MacDonalds for 12 days until the fateful night of February 13th. Next morning 38 MacDonalds lay slain.
I have camped out their a couple of times in the early spring and it is the only place i know where you can be the only person there, but not feel alone. In the spring, banks of mist linger at the bottom of the glen giving it a aura of dread and mourning. The nights are not only cold, but have a sense of something's there watching you.
There is supposed to be a ghostly piper, but so far I haven't seen anything, nor do I particularly want to either.
http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n22/mule4468/DSC07381.jpg
urgeok
10-20-2006, 09:48 AM
our downstairs bathroom - after my kid's been in there
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10-20-2006, 09:52 AM
our downstairs bathroom - after my kid's been in there
that bad huh?
@ tic...that place looks beautiful...
that bad huh?
@ tic...that place looks beautiful...
It is, just there's a feeling of deep sadness about it.
If you ever have the chance to come over here, I would recommend seeing it.
evildemontoo
10-20-2006, 10:07 AM
Tic that is gorgeous! Scariest place I've been is to my first mother-in-law's house. lol
I'm quite lucky where i stay, just outside of Glasgow. 8 Miles.
From there Glencoe is around 50 - 60 Miles from here, only takes a couple of hours drive.
There is also a steam locomotive which takes you up the western side of the highlands, it's said to be one of the best train rides in the world, with views of Glencoe, and her * surrounding area.
* For some reason, most of the mountains/ranges are she rather than he*
The term Ben, as in Ben Nevis (the highest peak in Britain) is just another name for mountain. (But that's the end of the Scottish Tourist's Board Ad):)
crabapple
10-20-2006, 10:45 AM
That's a creepy story!
Personally, the scariest place I've ever been is Van Nuys, California. I used to live there, and even though the area has some warm and friendly qualities, there are some truly dangerous people roaming around, particularly at night of course.
Roderick Usher
10-20-2006, 11:03 AM
There's a in Schenectady, NY that scared the shit out of me. Part of the cemetery is up on a hill. It's well manicured and nothing out of the ordinary. But down the slope of the hill an into the surrounding woods is a different story.
In this area, the graves have been neglected. Centuries-old, weather-beaten headstones poke through tall grass and hide in the shadow of the thick woods. One site in particular is a tomb for Revolutionary War soldiers (colonial militia and redcoats) with a large iron door built into the side of a hill. Over the centuries, the hill has shifted, knocking the iron door off its hinges and leaving a foot-wide opening to the tomb.
I dared a few friends to walk back there with me at night. We got about halfway there before everyone chickened out on me - and I wasn't about to go poking around the abandoned cemetery alone.
I took several photos of the location (on film, not digital) and when the role was processed none of the photots of the tomb were included. I checked the negatives and there were 4 black strips where the photos of the tomb should be.:eek:
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10-20-2006, 11:08 AM
There's a in Schenectady, NY that scared the shit out of me. Part of the cemetery is up on a hill. It's well manicured and nothing out of the ordinary. But down the slope of the hill an into the surrounding woods is a different story.
In this area, the graves have been neglected. Centuries-old, weather-beaten headstones poke through tall grass and hide in the shadow of the thick woods. One site in particular is a tomb for Revolutionary War soldiers (colonial militia and redcoats) with a large iron door built into the side of a hill. Over the centuries, the hill has shifted, knocking the iron door off its hinges and leaving a foot-wide opening to the tomb.
I dared a few friends to walk back there with me at night. We got about halfway there before everyone chickened out on me - and I wasn't about to go poking around the abandoned cemetery alone.
I took several photos of the location (on film, not digital) and when the role was processed none of the photots of the tomb were included. I checked the negatives and there were 4 black strips where the photos of the tomb should be.:eek:
whoa!!:eek:
Rod you better look behind you...
in the mirror...
behind the closet door...
errr...you might ve left the front door open...:o
the_real_linda
10-20-2006, 11:09 AM
the circus
scouse mac
10-20-2006, 11:12 AM
Not to bring the mood down or anything but if you want scary go to Auschwitz and Birkinau concentration camps outside Krakow in Poland. Went there last year and one thing you will notice immediately is the silence, it hits you like a hammer. Fucking unpleasant place.
urgeok
10-20-2006, 11:13 AM
I dared a few friends to walk back there with me at night. We got about halfway there before everyone chickened out on me - and I wasn't about to go poking around the abandoned cemetery alone.
i'd have gone without a second thought.
the only thing i'd be afraid of is tripping over something in the dark and smashing my knee.
nothing to do with macho bravado - i just cant find anything to fear in a situation like that...
i wouldnt stand anywhere close to the edge of a cliff though .. that terrifies me
ps - next time - use a flash :D
Vodstok
10-20-2006, 11:24 AM
Scariest place for me is inside my own head. I know it soundslike i am being dramatic, but it seriously is a scary landscape in there. Thank god i have impulse control.
Living in Germany there were some damn scary places. We went on a field trip to Maastricht (in the Netherlands) and they took us to a bunker where families had been hiding for hundreds of years. It had originally been a wine cellar for a nearby estate, but then it was used as a hideout (cant remember the reason), and ended up being empty and used for hiding since, of course, Jews would hide there during ww2... They took us down into one of the alcoves, about big enough to fit a bus i, then killed the lights. Being 30 feet underground in a stone cave with no light is creepy as hell. And they wouldnt say if anyone was caught and killed there, which of course gets your imagination gong because if they hadnt, they would just say NO.
Spec7ral
10-20-2006, 11:49 AM
I'm reading a fictional book right called burnt bones by micheal slade that has to do with an artifact from the massacre at glencoe as well as stonehendge. The historical tidbits made me want to find out more about it and the picture you posted is amazing . Helps me understand what it looked like and how they all got hemmed in there.
I was born about 40 miles north of stonehenge, is the book any good?
(I 'm not the writer, just got me interested, sort of spooky connection that's all)
AmericanManiac
10-20-2006, 12:20 PM
Yeah TIC that really is a beautiful place I think I would love to go and camp there for a few nights.