The Roman historian Tacitus recorded Mons Graupius as the site of the defeat of the native Caledonians by Gnaeus Julius Agricola c. 83 AD. The actual location of Mons Graupius, literally 'Mount Graupius' (the element … See more

There is some ambiguity about the extent of the range. Fenton Wyness, writing about Deeside, puts the northern edge of the Grampians at the River Dee in the introduction to his … See more

The Grampian Mountains are chiefly made up of metamorphic and igneous rocks. The mountains are composed of granite See more

The following ranges of hills and mountains fall within the generally recognised definition of the Grampians, i.e. lying between the Highland and Great Glen fault lines:
• Cairngorms
• Monadh Liath See more

In the popular 1756 play Douglas, the second act begins with a speech that mentions the Grampian Hills:
The speech … See more

• Ben Nevis
• Buachaille Etive Mòr
• Glen Coe
• List of deaths on eight-thousanders See more

• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Grampians, The" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 333.
56°55′N 4°00′W / 56.917°N 4.000°W See more