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Photo of Glencoe, a National Nature Reserve near Kinlochleven in Ben Nevis and Glen Coe, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

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Glencoe

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Glencoe is a National Nature Reserve in Highland of 56 km². The county has 18 National Nature Reserves; this is one. It lies inside Ben Nevis and Glen Coe National Scenic Area.

Bridge of Orchy Station is about 14.9 km away to the south-east. The nearest other National Nature Reserve is Glasdrum Wood, 11.5 km to the south-west.

More places to visit near Glencoe

Photo of Ben Nevis and Glen Coe, a National Scenic Area in Scotland.Iconic

Ben Nevis and Glen Coe

You’re inside itNational Scenic Area near Kinlochleven

Scotland's most dramatic glen.

Photo of Glencoe Folk Museum, a visitor attraction in Ben Nevis and Glen Coe, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Glencoe Folk Museum

Attraction near Glencoe

Museum of Highland life in thatched cottages in Glencoe village, with Jacobite and crofting collections.

1.2 km NW

Photo of Glencoe Lochan, a loch in Ben Nevis and Glen Coe, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Glencoe Lochan

Loch near Glencoe

Small ornamental loch amid pines above Glencoe village with easy walking trails and glen views.

1.7 km NW

Photo: Glen Etive, a viewpoint near Glencoe in Ben Nevis and Glen Coe, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Glen Etive

Viewpoint near Glencoe

The single-track road that turns off Glen Coe and runs twelve dead-end miles to the head of a sea loch — Skyfall borrowed it; the deer never left.

2 km S

Photo of Ballachulish Slate Quarries, a landmark in Ben Nevis and Glen Coe, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Ballachulish Slate Quarries

Landmark near Ballachulish

Landscaped former slate quarries at Ballachulish that roofed much of Scotland, now with interpretive walks.

2 km W

Photo of Steall Falls, a waterfall near Kinlochleven in Ben Nevis and Glen Coe, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Steall Falls

Waterfall near Kinlochleven

An Steall Bàn, 'the white spout' — a 120-metre ribbon at the head of the Nevis gorge, among the highest falls in Britain and the easiest of them to reach.

9.7 km N