Fraoch Eilean

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Fraoch Eilean is a small, historically significant island in Scotland known for the ruins of a medieval castle associated with the Clan Campbell.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fraoch Eilean canonical 4
Eilean Fraoch 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf castle
historic site
island
ruined castle
access normally accessed by boat
associatedWith Clan Campbell
Clan Campbell
Clan MacNaughton
Clan MacNaughton
condition ruin
country Scotland
Scotland
currentUse uninhabited historic site
function fortified residence
hasNameInLanguage Fraoch Eilean@en
linked to: Fraoch Eilean

Fraoch Eilean@gd
hasNearbyLandmark Kilchurn Castle
Loch Awe railway station
hasNearbySettlement Kilchurn area
linked to: Loch Leven area

Lochawe
hasRuinsOf Fraoch Eilean Castle
hasStructureType medieval castle ruins
heritage Clan Campbell
medieval Scottish castle
historicalPeriod Middle Ages
islandType freshwater island
locatedIn Loch Awe
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Argyll and Bute
locatedInBodyOfWater Loch Awe
locatedInRegion Argyll
locatedOn Fraoch Eilean
material stone
nameMeaning Heather Island
overlooks Loch Awe
partOf Inner Hebrides and West Highlands island region (broad cultural sense)
population 0 (permanent residents)
significance part of Campbell power base in Argyll
strategic control point on Loch Awe
tourism viewed from shore and boats on Loch Awe
usedFor clan stronghold (historical)
defensive stronghold (historical)

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Loch Awe hasIsland Fraoch Eilean
Islands of the Clyde hasIsland Eilean Fraoch
linked to: Fraoch Eilean
Loch Shiel hasIsland Fraoch Eilean
Fraoch Eilean Castle locatedOn Fraoch Eilean
subject linked to: Fraoch Eilean
Fraoch Eilean Castle locatedOn Fraoch Eilean