Snow on the Grampians.

As I was driving to work, the snow on the Grampian moutains was quite spectacuar and I had to stop and take a picture. I didn't realise that the Grampian moutains included the Cairngorms and Lochaber hills, including Ben Nevis!

It is a true saying that you learn something every day!

The Grampians extend southwest to northeast between the Highland Boundary Fault and Gleann Mòr (the Great Glen), occupying almost half of the land-area of Scotland. This includes the Cairngorms and the Lochaber hills. The range includes Ben Nevis (the highest point in the British Isles at 1,344 metres above sea level) and Ben Macdui (the second highest at 1,309 metres).

The mountains are composed of granite, gneiss, marble, schists and quartzite. The other major mountain ranges in Scotland are the Northwest Highlands and the Southern Uplands.