pebblestrewn

Pebblestrewn is an English adjective used to describe surfaces or landscapes that are covered with or strewn with small pebbles. The word is formed from the noun pebble and the past participle of strewn, often written as pebble-strewn or occasionally as pebblestrewn in running text. It conveys texture and scatteredness, emphasizing the irregular distribution and the tactile, slippery, or uneven surface created by pebbles.

In usage, pebblestrewn tends to appear in descriptive writing, travel or landscape guides, and natural history texts. It is commonly applied to beaches, riverbanks, footpaths, and rocky shores where many small stones lie loose on the surface. The term can carry aesthetic connotations, suggesting a scenic, rugged, or rustic environment; it can also imply practical difficulty for walking or gardening.

Geographically, pebblestrewn landscapes are found in many temperate and coastal regions where water action concentrates rounded stones on the ground. In literary usage, the adjective can help evoke mood—calm and ancient or harsh and weathered—depending on surrounding language.

See also:

- pebble beach

- gravel

- stony ground

- pebble