Towns & cities
Glencoe
main settlement in Glen Coe in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands
Scotland · 56.6828, -5.1060
Glencoe is recorded as a filming location for 1 production. Wikidata records these shoots at town level: somewhere in Glencoe, rather than at one identified spot. Wikipedia names it for 4 more.
“The area has been seen in numerous films, including Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban as the home of Hagrid, and the 2012 James Bond film Skyfall.”
Movies filmed in Glencoe
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Glencoe as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 2004
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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
“A motorcycle chase was shot in the Scottish village of Glencoe, and other Scottish locations included Biggar, South Lanarkshire.” Wikipedia
- Mary Queen of Scots 2018
Filming locations nearby
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Landscapes & nature
Loch Leven
Scotland·1 km north-west
sea loch in Highland, Scotland, UK
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Landmarks & buildings
Clachaig Inn
Scotland·3 km south-east
hotel in Highland, Scotland, UK
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Landscapes & nature
Glen Coe
Scotland·7 km east
glen in Highland, Scotland, UK
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Landscapes & nature
Loch Linnhe
Scotland·10 km west
sea loch on the west coast of Scotland
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Landscapes & nature
Glen Nevis
Scotland·11 km north-east
glen in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, UK
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Landscapes & nature
Glen Etive
Scotland·11 km south-east
valley of River Etive in Highland, Scotland, UK
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed in Glencoe?
5 productions are recorded as filmed in Glencoe, including Skyfall (2012), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed in Glencoe?
Skyfall (2012), covered by 78 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is Glencoe?
Glencoe is in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 56.6828, -5.1060.
What other filming locations are near Glencoe?
Loch Leven (1 km north-west), Clachaig Inn (3 km south-east), Glen Coe (7 km east), Loch Linnhe (10 km west) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.