Highlands
Caledonia's mountainous north
The Highlands is the mountainous northern region of Scotland, known for its rugged landscape, lochs, and distinctive cultural traditions including tartans, bagpipes, and clan history.
We spent a week touring the Highlands.
The term also appears in place names elsewhere: the Hudson Highlands, the Pocono Highlands. (Lowercase highlands refers to any elevated region.)
glen
Narrow wooded valley
tartan · bagpipes · kilt · thistle · whisky · ceilidh · caber · sporran · haggis · burns
- ScotlandGlasgow, Edinburgh, whisky, bagpipes, kilts
- British PlacesBuckingham Palace, England, Tower of London, London, Big Ben
- Scottish geographyEdinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Hebrides, Orkney
- Scottish HistoryScottish Parliament, clans, Alba, Culloden, Bannockburn
elevation/topography
Highlandslowlands
Low-elevation flat terrain
lowland · plains · flatlands · valleys · coastal plains
terrain accessibility/habitability
Highlandslowlands
Low-elevation flat terrain
fertile plains · agricultural heartland · river valleys · coastal lowlands