Talk:Grampian Mountains

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Text about two crossings of the Grampian Mountains with some of the history of the area

A noteworthy historic route connecting Aberdeen to southern coastal points was called the, an elevated stonework structure in many locations because of the crossing of numerous bogs, most notably the Portlethen Moss. This route played numerous roles in the Covenanters history and Bishops' Wars since it formed the only passable and strategic connection from Dunnottar Castle to Muchalls Castle to the Bridge of Dee. Another notable crossing of the Grampian Mounth is known as the Elsick Mounth, which trackway was taken by the Roman army on their march northward from Raedykes to Normandykes.

That march used the Elsick Mounth, in order to avoid the lowland bogs such as Red Moss^[1] lying west of Netherley.

The text may be better in Causey Mounth and Elsick Mounth, but should be kept. Finavon (talk) 06:37, 11 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

^ C. Michael Hogan, Elsick Mounth, Megalithic Portal, editor: Andy Burnham

Map, please[edit]

Without a map, the average non-Scottish user is at pretty much of a loss, since little-known places are given to indicate the location. The text says NE Scotland, but then it says Ben Nevis is in the range. Isn't Ben Nevis in the west (it's almost on the west coast)? Kdammers (talk) 12:08, 17 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Agree with above. This article is crying out for a map. The article is confusing as well. Do the Grampians include the Cairngorms, or are they completely separate? Why is the main picture in the article of the Cairngorms? A map would help sort this out. Tigerboy1966 (talk) 10:24, 19 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Location[edit]

So now we have a map (as of 10/10/14 19.12 UTC), so all the discussion of ambiguity is of academic interest. I am very satisfied with the statement that the Grampian Mountains stand between the Great Glen and the Highland Boundary fault, and therefore include Ben Nevis, Ben Lomond and the Cairngorms. There is no need to insist that the Cairngorms are somehow separate, they are a local area, as are the Monadhliath, the Mounth and the Trossachs. This is made clear by the map. IMHO the section on location should start with a statement of fact, as illustrated by the map, and explain that ambiguity has dogged this definition, particularly in the 20th Century.--Curamach (talk) 19:16, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Age[edit]

The absence of geological information is glaring. These granite mountains are many millions of years old. Something needs to be added about this, I think. ~ P-123 (talk) 08:59, 27 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The Northwest Highlands is not a mountain range, is it?[edit]

The Wikipedia article on Northwest Highlands says it's a region. But this article says "The other major mountain ranges in Scotland are the Northwest Highlands and the Southern Uplands." Polar Apposite (talk) 17:01, 16 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Lochaber is not in the list of subranges for the Grampians. Should it be added? Polar Apposite (talk) 17:13, 16 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

[1] C. Michael Hogan, Elsick Mounth, Megalithic Portal, editor: Andy Burnham

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