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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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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

The Grampians, North York Moors and parts of the Pennines could see another 2 to 5cm fall through the day.

From BBC Nov. 30, 2023

BBC Weather said snow could be an issue across the north of the Pennines and across parts of Scotland, with up to 20cm of snow possible in the Grampians and between two and 10cm elsewhere.

From BBC Dec. 7, 2021

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

Behind it are the Sidlaw hills, and looming up, in the distance, the blue ridges of the Grampians.

From The Genius of Scotland or Sketches of Scottish Scenery, Literature and Religion by Robert Turnbull

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