What are some colorful and descriptive words to describe Scotland's nature?

Question

Anything about it's weather, the fog, the highlands almost anything would be great!
I'm writing a paper on Picts (indigenous group of Scotland in the (1st-8th century) and I am drawing a blank on words to create a setting. I have found Scotland tourist sites to be not very helpful :(

Answer 1

Aye ! Me kilts adrift the Black Pearl post haste ! Seriously ?

Memory of a peasant poet, look within articles below for the contemporary description of the environs. (1)

The first belongs to a poet with the remaining articles, an amble of a ramble in the countryside and poetry in Gaelic.

The problem lies with available records from Romans and Picts. Draw hence from the present and apply to the past.

The Myth

A suggestion would be to pen ye thoughts on the Painted Ones sailing from barren Scythia to greener pastures of Ireland, where upon land was denied but for directions to lands that would one day become Scotland.

(Bede in writing in the eighth century has no mention of tattoos or any other skin decoration.)

View the forest for what it is and not the trees alone.

The nature of their travels and existence in turn paints their environment.(2) Relate their craftsmanship to the environment that influences the way life was lived.

Answer 2

How about: Lazy sultry tropical sedentary scorched liquid sweaty sizzling arid dehydrated caustic evaporated Also, you should add further descriptive words in front of these to really make a vivid picture. Like: The sizzling asphalt became liquid in the peak heat of the afternoon sun. It also will help if you think of descriptive words which describe each sensory function. Such as: I could see the heat waves modulating off the pavement. The buzz of the cicadas emitting their somber drone of summers sweltering oppression. The fragrance of magnolia filled the heave summer air. All I tasted was a salty dry.... The touch was damp due to the excessive sweating

Answer 3

It is overcast with clouds on most days.

It may not rain, but it always looks as if it will.

Answer 4

GREEN HILLS!