Great Glen

British  

noun

1. Also known as: Glen More.   Glen Albyn.  a fault valley across the whole of Scotland, extending southwest from the Moray Firth in the east to Loch Linnhe and containing Loch Ness and Loch Lochy

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Example Sentences

Humperdinck, who has a home in Great Glen, in Leicestershire, but is currently staying at his home in California, wrote in an earlier Facebook post on Thursday: "Her Alzheimer's and the blow from Covid have left her in need of all the love she ever gave out to come back to her a million-fold."

From BBC

In the Highlands, earthquakes are linked to seismic activity along the ancient Great Glen Fault, a zone of fractures in two blocks of rock that are moving slowly in opposite directions.

From BBC

Built in the early 1800s, the Caledonian Canal bisects Scotland from northeast to southwest, connecting scenic lochs—including the possibly serpent-harboring Loch Ness—and cutting through the Great Glen.

From The Wall Street Journal

Model railway enthusiasts are being sought for an ambitious plan to lay a model railway track along the whole length of the Great Glen in the Highlands.

From BBC

The northern Highlands and the area between the Great Glen and Stirling saw the greatest increase in numbers between 2003 and 2015, when this latest survey was carried out.

From BBC