Trossachs
Americannoun
noun
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a narrow wooded valley in central Scotland, between Loch Achray and Loch Katrine: made famous by Sir Walter Scott's descriptions
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(popularly) the area extending northwards from Loch Ard and Aberfoyle to Lochs Katrine, Achray, and Venachar
Example Sentences
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The proposal sparked protests and was initially rejected in September by Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park authority, who said it did not comply with environmental and nature conservation policies.
From BBC • May 16, 2025
A thorough investigation of the area's suitability has been promised before it joins the Cairngorms and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs in having the status.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2024
She has previously lived and worked in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park as a ranger.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2024
A further investigation will now be carried out into Galloway's suitability to join the country's two existing parks at the Cairngorms and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024
The objection is utterly futile, for there is not a single spire or pinnacle from one end of the Trossachs to the other.
From Lectures on Architecture and Painting Delivered at Edinburgh in November 1853 by Ruskin, John
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