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Grampians

American  
[gram-pee-uhnz] / ˈgræm pi ənz /

noun

  1. (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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It will start to feel colder, particularly across the north, with some snow returning to mountain tops in the Grampians and Highlands.

From BBC Jan. 12, 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

It receives, besides, during the rainy months, large supplies of pebbles, sand, and mud, which numerous streams from the Grampians, Cheviots, and other chains, send down to the sea.

From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir

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