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moorland

[moor-luhnd, -land] / ˈmʊər lənd, -ˌlænd /




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Whitelee Windfarm has been producing electricity for about 20 years on a stretch of moorland near Eaglesham, south of Glasgow, but is reaching the end of its life.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Elsewhere, firefighters remain at the scene of a major moorland fire at Tintwistle Moor near Dovestone Reservoir in the Peak District.

From BBC Jul. 14, 2026

Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said on X on Sunday afternoon that firefighters were at a moorland fire near Dovestone Reservoir.

From BBC Jul. 12, 2026

The fire in a vast area of moorland around Grantown-on-Spey and Forres started on 28 June.

From BBC May 21, 2026

Through three high windows he saw the moorland, bare and brown, snow-patched here and there, in the mild sunlight of winter.

From "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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