glens
Small secluded valleys
Glens is the plural of glen, a narrow valley, especially one with a stream running through it.
The word is most associated with Scotland and Ireland: the glens of Antrim, wandering through the Highland glens.
It appears in place names and carries a romantic, literary quality suggesting remote, picturesque landscapes.
Low areas between hills
- hollowsSunken areas, indentations
- dalesBroad open valleys
- valesHollows between hills
- ravinesSteep-sided narrow valleys
gorges · canyons · gullies · passes · notches · defiles · basins · dells
Elevated, hilly land areas
- lochsScottish lakes or inlets
- heatherMoorland flowering shrub
- tartanPatterned clan fabric
- clansRelated family groups
burns · moors · cairns · crofts · bagpipes · whisky · castles · kilts
Visually pleasing, paintable
- idyllicPerfectly peaceful and charming
- sereneUntroubled and composed
- tranquilCalm and untroubled
- breathtakingAstonishingly beautiful or exciting
beautiful · lush · verdant · unspoiled · rolling · misty · pastoral · charming
Kept out of sight
- remoteDistant or controller
- isolatedSeparated from others
- shelteredKept safe from harm
- peacefulFree from disturbance
quiet · undisturbed · private · tucked-away · secret · untouched · inaccessible · solitary
valleys
Low areas between hills
ravines · gorges · canyons · gullies · passes · notches · defiles · basins · dells · clefts
highlands
Elevated, hilly land areas
clans · burns · moors · cairns · crofts · bagpipes · whisky · castles · kilts · Gaelic
picturesque
Visually pleasing, paintable
breathtaking · beautiful · lush · verdant · unspoiled · rolling · misty · pastoral · charming · panoramic
hidden
Kept out of sight
peaceful · quiet · undisturbed · private · tucked-away · secret · untouched · inaccessible · solitary · forgotten
- Scottish HighlandsBen Nevis, Loch Ness, Loch Lomond, Inverness, Glencoe
- landscapesmountain, valley, hills, landscape, scenery
- ScotlandGlasgow, Edinburgh, Highlands, whisky, bagpipes
- British Countrysidehedgerow, village, hedgerows, hamlet, moorland
- nature aestheticsnatural beauty, scenic beauty, scenic views, landscapes, picturesque
- valleysdales, alpine valley, canyon, vales, glacial valley
- fairy glenMagical creature's woodland home
- Glen CampbellCountry-pop crossover vocalist
- glen plaidCrisscrossing check weave pattern
- Glengarry Glen RossMamet's salesmen tragedy