Cairngorms

Proper noun

Meaning

A mountainous region in the Scottish Highlands.

A national park within this region of Scotland.

Examples

Deep in the wilds of the Cairngorms National Park, the weathered Corrour Bothy has offered a safe haven to countless weary hillwalkers, hikers and mountaineers for 100 years. Source: Internet

After our little city sojourn it was back to the stunning wilds of Scotland and an absolutely breath-taking drive through the Cairngorms to Braemar, where we were staying in log cabins for three nights. Source: Internet

Elsewhere, a series of aspen trees at Muir of Dinnet, within the Cairngorms National Park, flowered for the first time since 1996. Source: Internet

By contrast in the Scottish Cairngorms, the other classic granite tor concentration in Britain, the oldest tors dated are between 200 and 675,000 years old, with even glacially-modified ones having dates of 100-150,000 years. Source: Internet

The Cairngorms National Park Authority’s planning committee approved the conversion of the old Ballater School last year. Source: Internet

It’s an important part of the Cairngorms that has saved lives and should be preserved and protected by all who stay there.” Source: Internet

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