Reilig Odhráin burial ground

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Reilig Odhráin burial ground is an ancient cemetery on the island of Iona in Scotland, traditionally believed to be the resting place of early Scottish, Irish, and Norse kings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf burial ground
cemetery
historic site
associatedPeriod early medieval period
associatedWith Gaelic kingship
Iona Abbey
Norse rulers
country Scotland
governedBy Historic Environment Scotland
hasEnglishName St Oran’s Chapel
surface form: St Oran’s Graveyard
hasFeature Celtic crosses
inscribed gravestones
medieval grave slabs
hasGaelicName Reilig Odhráin
heritageStatus scheduled monument
languageOfName Scottish Gaelic
locatedIn Inner Hebrides
Iona
Scotland
United Kingdom
namedAfter St Odhrán
near Iona Abbey
surface form: Iona Abbey church
partOf Iona Abbey
surface form: Iona Abbey complex
religion Christianity
tourism popular visitor attraction on Iona
traditionallyBelievedToBe resting place of early Irish kings
resting place of early Norse kings
resting place of early Scottish kings
usedFor burial
royal burial

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Iona Abbey hasPart Reilig Odhráin burial ground
Iona hasLandmark Reilig Odhráin burial ground
this entity surface form: Reilig Odhráin (historic graveyard)
St Oran’s Chapel surroundedBy Reilig Odhráin burial ground
St Oran’s Chapel hasNearbySite Reilig Odhráin burial ground
this entity surface form: Reilig Odhráin royal burial ground