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Buachaille Etive Beag

Glencoe · United Kingdom  ·  Clan battle before mountain peak

Highlander filmed at Buachaille Etive Beag, Glencoe. A battle between rival Scottish clans is staged in front of a conical mountain peak in a broad glen.

Buachaille Etive Beag, Glencoe
Photograph: Flickr © Mike Forsyth/calligrafix · The Worldwide Guide To Movie Locations

Where to go

56.638278, -4.970111

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.

Good to know

Title
Highlander (1986)
On screen
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In real life
Buachaille Etive Beag, Glencoe
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did Highlander film at Buachaille Etive Beag?
At 56.638278, -4.970111 in Glencoe. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is an area, not a spot. The coordinate is its middle, so use it to navigate to the place and not to line up a shot.
Can you visit Buachaille Etive Beag?
Open to the public, free.
What else was filmed near Buachaille Etive Beag?
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