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Grampians

American

[gram-pee-uhnz] / ˈgræm pi ənz /

noun

(used with a plural verb) The, a range of low mountains in central Scotland, separating the Highlands from the Lowlands. Highest peak, Ben Nevis, 4,406 feet (1,343 meters).

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Slightly colder weather is expected across northern areas on Thursday and into Friday, with some snow likely over high ground in Scotland, especially across the Grampians and Highlands.

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026

Strong winds on Saturday will bring blizzards and drifts of snow with the north-west Highlands and Grampians perhaps seeing as much as 60cm of snow by the end of the weekend.

From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2026

On Thursday and Friday morning south-westerly winds meant the clouds appeared to the north-east of the Grampians, Highlands and Pennines.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025

Clarke’s family said the 68-year-old died on Sunday of natural causes while taking photographs of birds in the Grampians National Park, a three-hour drive from his home in Melbourne, Australia.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 10, 2017

Five chieftains were present, supported by five pipers, whose strains might have elicited echoes from the slopes of the farthest Grampians.

From Memoirs of Life and Literature by Mallock, W. H. (William Hurrell)

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