Heather or Ling on Scottish moorland near the summit of Carn Ealasaid a Corbett


A Corbett is a Scottish Mountain between 2500ft (762m) and 3000ft (914m) with a drop of at least 500ft () of which they are 220 and take there name from John Rooke Corbett who first classified them. Heather or Ling (Calluna vulgaris) is a plant that turns moors and heaths purple between June and September and is also found in bogs and open woods.


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Location: Near The Lecht Ski Resort Grampian Mountains Scotland UK
Photo credit: © Antonio Siwiak / Alamy / Afripics
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