Experts search for the site of the 1692 Glencoe Massacre

The lost settlements of one of Scotland's most visited landscapes, infamous for the worst murders of the clan era, are to be traced by archaeologists for the first time. Glencoe was the scene of a massacre of the MacDonald clan, which saw more than 30 members of the kinship group slain exactly 362 years ago today. Their murders were ordered by the state after the clan chief tried but failed to meet a deadline to pledge allegiance to King William II. Experts hope to uncover some of the six settlements that are believed to have existed in the area in 1692, when the brutal attack took place. The lost settlements of one of Scotland's most visited landscapes, infamous for the worst murders of the clan era, are to be traced by archaeologists for the first time.