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The Grey Corries
The Grey Corries are a range of mountains in the West Highlands of Scotland. The range includes several of Scotland's highest peaks including a number of Munros. The range is bounded to the north by the great extent of Leanachan Forest beyond which is Glen Spean and the Great Glen, to the east by the defile of Lairig Leacach and to the south by upper Glen Nevis and the headwaters of the Abhainn Rath. The ridge continues westwards at a high level to join Aonach Beag, Aonach Mor, Carn Mor Dearg and Ben Nevis. From west to east the principal peaks of the range are Sgurr Choinnich Beag (), Sgurr Choinnich Mor (), Stob Coire Easain (), Stob Coire an Laoigh (), Caisteal (), Stob Coire Cath na Sine (), Stob a' Choire Leith (), Stob Choire Claurigh Stob Choire Claurigh ( gd, Stob Coire Chlamhraidh) is a mountain in Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands, with a height of . It is part of the Grey Corries, near Ben Nevis, and lies about east of Fort William. It is described as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grey Corries From The North
Grey (more common in British English) or gray (more common in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is "without color", because it can be composed of black and white. It is the color of a cloud-covered sky, of wood ash, ash and of lead. The first recorded use of ''grey'' as a color name in the English language was in 700 Common Era, CE.Maerz and Paul ''A Dictionary of Color'' New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196 ''Grey'' is the dominant spelling in English language in Europe, European and Commonwealth English, while ''gray'' has been the preferred spelling in American English; both spellings are valid in both varieties of English. In Europe and North America, surveys show that grey is the color most commonly associated with Neutrality (philosophy), neutrality, conformity, boredom, uncertainty, old age, apathy, indifference, and modesty. Only one percent of respondents chose it a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
