Grimsay

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Grimsay is a small inhabited island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, situated between North Uist and Benbecula and known for its crofting community and coastal landscapes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Grimsay canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island
administrativeCouncilArea Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
Na h-Eileanan Siar
connectedBy causeways
country Scotland
countrySubdivision Scotland
hasCoastlineFeature bays
rocky shores
sea lochs
hasCulturalRegion Gaelic-speaking community
hasEconomicActivity crofting agriculture
inshore fishing
shellfish fishing
hasEconomicSector primary sector
hasEnvironment coastal heathland
machair areas
maritime climate
hasHarbour Kallin Harbour
hasLandUse croft land
grazing land
hasLanguage English
Scottish Gaelic
hasNearbyIsland Baleshare
Benbecula
North Uist
Ronay
hasPopulationCharacteristic small population
hasPrimarySettlementType crofting community
hasRoadConnection Benbecula
North Uist
hasSettlement Kallin
hasTraditionalIndustry boatbuilding
small-scale farming
hasTransport single-track roads
knownFor coastal landscapes
crofting
fishing
locatedBetween Benbecula
North Uist
locatedIn Hebrides
North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: North Atlantic

Outer Hebrides
Western Isles
linked to: Outer Hebrides
partOf Uist island group
linked to: Uists
regionType rural area

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Uists hasPart Grimsay