The Grampian Mountains or Grampians (Am Monadh in Gaelic) are one of the three major mountain ranges in Scotland, occupying a considerable portion of the Scottish Highlands in northeast Scotland. The range extends southwest to northeast between the Highland Boundary Fault and the Great Glen, occupying almost half of the land-area of Scotland and including the Cairngorms and the Lochaber hills. The range includes many of the highest mountains in the British Isles, including Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui the two highest.
Extent
There is some ambiguity about the extent of the range. In the introduction of Wyness (1969) the author, writing about Deeside, puts the northern-edge of the Grampians at the River Dee when he writes:
Clearly, then, Wyness defines the Cairngorm as being the range of mountains running from immediately south of Aberdeen’ westward to Beinn Dearg in the Forest of Atholl.
In Watson (1975) the author – while defining the extent of the Cairngorms – specifically excludes the range south of the River Dee, writing:
The Grampians National Park (also Gariwerd), commonly referred to as The Grampians, is a national park located in the Grampians region of Victoria, Australia. The 167,219-hectare (413,210-acre) national park is situated between Stawell and Horsham on the Western Highway and Dunkeld on the Glenelg Highway, 260 kilometres (160mi) west of Melbourne and 460 kilometres (290mi) east of Adelaide. Proclaimed as a national park on 1July1984(1984-07-01), the park was listed on the Australian National Heritage List on 15 December 2006 for its outstanding natural beauty and being one of the richest indigenous rock art sites in south-eastern Australia. The Grampians feature a striking series of sandstonemountain ranges.
Etymology
Named Gariwerd by one of the local Australian Aboriginal languages, either the Jardwadjali or Djab Wurrung language, the ranges were given their European name in 1836 by Surveyor General of New South Wales Sir Thomas Mitchell after the Grampian Mountains in his native Scotland. After a two-year consultation process, the park was renamed Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park in 1991, however this controversial formality was reversed after a change of state government in 1992. The Geographic Place Names Act, 1998 (Vic) reinstated dual naming for geographical features, and this has been subsequently adopted in the Park based on Jardwadjali and Djab Wurrung names for rock art sites and landscape features with the National Heritage List referring to "Grampians National Park (Gariwerd)".
Residents in BornesHill near the GrampianMountainsNational Park were told early on Thursday morning that it is too late to leave and they must shelter in place as interstate firefighters continue to battle the flames.
25 (Xinhua) -- Emergency authorities of Australia's state of Victoria have issued an emergency warning to residents in the Grampians mountain range to evacuate as the bushfire conditions continue to worsen.
(MENAFN - IANS) Sydney, Dec 25 (IANS) Authorities of Australia's state of Victoria have issued an emergency warning to residents in the Grampians mountain range to evacuate as the bushfire ... .
The GrampianMountains and the Northern Highlands have shed tiny pieces of rock, or detrital grains, towards the Orcadian Basin since about 400 million years ago.
Construction at Stonehenge began around 5,000 years ago, with multiple modifications and additions made over the following 2,000 years ...Image credit ... There were mountain ranges. the Pennines, the Cairngorms, the Grampians, and the Southern Uplands ... .
ENGLAND...WALES ... The Grampian Inn is the 'perfect base for touring the Grampian Mountains and beyond'. This 'family-run, traditional inn' with its 'four charming bedrooms', says the AA, is the 'perfect base for touring the Grampian Mountains and beyond'.
They have “the energy to change your world”, boast the developers behind one of the UK’s largest onshore wind farms, but in the beautiful corner of the Grampian mountains where the huge turbines will ...
‘I come here for the solitude ... When he and his then wife Helen arrived at Aberdeen Airport on Friday nights, an estate worker would be there to whisk them into the foothills of the Grampian mountains, where the 17-bedroom CabrachLodge awaited ... London.
Over 100 years ago, a Scot unearthed over 100 fragments of metal which he thought comprised a Roman chest guard ... Dr ... Dr ... Dr ... Tacitus's The Agricola records the Roman victory at the battle of Mons Graupius, associated with the GrampianMountains ... Source ... .
Head out to the incredible Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park for an awe-inspiring blend of mountainous beauty and indigenous culture ... awe-inspiring blend of mountainous beauty and indigenous culture.
WesternVictoria's jagged Grampians mountains have long been a favoured destination for hikers and climbers, but they're also emerging as a must for a new type of fitness fanatic ... .
The entire route is linked by towns that feel as if they’ve stepped out of the pages of a picture book.</p>.<p>But before I head on to this much-loved trip, I drive three hours from Melbourne to the GrampianNational Park.
Our biggest sandy, splashy crossing was the wide Pentecost River, overshadowed by the cliffs of the Cockburn Range mountains ... Cradle Mountain ... At Warrnambool you head north, then east, through the GrampianMountains and into the Victorian winelands.
The highest rainfall totals are expected over east-facing high ground in the AngusHills and the GrampianMountains where between 40-60mm could accumulate.
