West Highland

American

noun

any of a breed of small, hardy, usually dun-colored, shaggy-haired beef cattle with long, widespread horns, able to withstand the cold and sparse pasturage of its native western Scottish uplands.

Etymology

Origin of West Highland

First recorded in 1870–75

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West Highland

West Highland Drive saw the highest number of homes severely affected, with 33 out of 50.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025

The incident happened on the A82 near Tyndrum at about 11:30 on Friday, close to where the road crosses the West Highland Way.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025

"To our knowledge, in the history of the National Park, an achievement like walking the West Highland Way 100 times by a single individual is unparalleled," he said.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025

West Highland Drive saw the highest number of homes severely impacted, with 33 out of 50.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024

The history of Creideamh a bhata bhuidhe, or the religion of the yellow stick, is such an interesting episode in West Highland story as not to be out of place in this connection.

From An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America by J. P. (John Patterson) MacLean

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