glen
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But over time that began to slow down and in 1958 the site was bought by the Isle of Man Forestry Board and "became a nationally-owned glen".
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
The glen is a large area of thickly wooded hillsides and glens with a river, streams and lochs south of Inverness.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2024
Each non-Pee-wee appearance required the audience to recalibrate our expectations and remove Reubens from the glen plaid suits and pomade-slicked hairdo for which we came to know him.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2023
In a leafy glen in a very small, beautiful moment, the trees watched too.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2022
The sides of the glen were shaggy with last year’s bracken, among which the tight-curled fronds of spring were just thrusting through the sweet-scented earth.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
There will likely be no vistas of forest canopy, no shaded glens with water cascading through a tapestry of conifers, pine sap spicing the morning air.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2025
Below Backwater, at the foot of the Angus glens, lies the little town of Kirriemuir - best known as the birthplace of Peter Pan's creator, JM Barrie.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2025
The glen is a large area of thickly wooded hillsides and glens with a river, streams and lochs south of Inverness.
From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2024
Although most of the park fills up daily with birthday parties, off-leash dogs, and brass bands, it’s also home to a network of shady glens, murmuring creeks, and still ponds.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2023
In the deep glens where they lived all things were older than man and they hummed of mystery.
From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy
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