How to Use moorland in a Sentence
moorland
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Trails weave through medieval castles, moorland and rugged coastlines.
—Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
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An obsession with the windy heath and wild heather moorlands of Yorkshire, where it was filmed.
—Andrea Bussell, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Feb. 2026
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The only day of storms kicked up during a tour of the moorland surrounding the estate.
—Jo Rodgers, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2023
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Northumberland, in the United Kingdom, weaves trails through medieval sites — castles, moorland and rugged coastlines.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 4 June 2026
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Including the cultivation, rainforest, heather-moorland, alpine desert and the Arctic summit.
—Barbie Porter, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
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With undulating moorland covered in thick heather and dotted with grazing sheep, the Shropshire Hills resemble Scotland more than Switzerland.
—James March, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
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Above the glacial lake Ullswater, prehistoric cairns and burial mounds dot the high moorland, including the Cockpit Stone Circle, which spans 90 feet.
—Andrea Bussell, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2025
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The centuries-old Denton Reserve estate is ready to welcome fans, having just opened six new Coach Houses, and the four-bedroom Dunkirk Farm House, overlooking North Yorkshire’s moorland, is due in summer.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
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Covering roughly 260 kilometers from Glasgow to the west coast of Scotland, the West Highland Line is one of the most beautiful routes in the world, offering an ever-changing landscape of rugged mountains, mirror-like lochs, and remote moorlands.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
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