Morven (
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well ...
: ''A' Mhòr Bheinn'') is a
Corbett in
Aberdeenshire,
Scotland
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. It is 871 m (2858 ft) high.
The poet,
Lord Byron
George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), known simply as Lord Byron, was an English romantic poet and peer. He was one of the leading figures of the Romantic movement, and has been regarded as among the ...
, who spent some of his childhood in the area, mentions the mountain in his poem, ''When I Roved a Young Highlander'':
:''When I rov'd a young Highlander o'er the dark heath,''
:''And climb'd thy steep summit, oh Morven of snow!''
:''To gaze on the torrent that thunder'd beneath,''
:''Or the mist of the tempest that gather'd below; ''
:''Untutor'd by science, a stranger to fear,''
:''And rude as the rocks, where my infancy grew,''
:''No feeling, save one, to my bosom was dear;''
:''Need I say, my sweet Mary, 'twas centred in you?''
The Mary mentioned here is Mary Duff, Byron's first love.
The hill gives its name to one of the houses at
Aboyne Academy
Aboyne Academy is a secondary school in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The school is located on the Western side of the village and serves many other villages in the surrounding area, including: Braemar, Ballater, Kincardine O'Neil and Tarl ...
.
References
Mountains and hills of Aberdeenshire
Corbetts
Marilyns of Scotland
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