Wyre

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Wyre is a small, sparsely populated island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland, known for its tranquil landscape and archaeological sites.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Wyre canonical 6
Tingwall – Wyre 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island ⓘ
administeredBy Orkney Islands Council ⓘ
area approximately 3 square kilometres ⓘ
climate cool temperate oceanic ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite Cubbie Roo’s Castle ⓘ
St Mary’s Chapel, Wyre ⓘ
prehistoric settlement remains ⓘ
hasCoastlineType rocky shores ⓘ
sandy bays ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasFerryConnectionTo Mainland, Orkney ⓘ
linked to: Orkney Mainland

Rousay ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignationContext Scottish historical environment ⓘ
hasNearbyIsland Egilsay ⓘ
Gairsay ⓘ
Rousay ⓘ
hasNotableStructure Cubbie Roo’s Castle ⓘ
St Mary’s Chapel, Wyre ⓘ
hasVegetationType grassland ⓘ
heathland ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfSignificance Norse period ⓘ
knownFor archaeological sites ⓘ
historic Norse remains ⓘ
peaceful environment ⓘ
landscapeCharacteristic rural ⓘ
tranquil ⓘ
locatedBetween Gairsay ⓘ
Rousay ⓘ
locatedIn North Sea ⓘ
Northern Isles ⓘ
Orkney Islands ⓘ
Orkney archipelago ⓘ
linked to: Orkney Islands
locatedInBodyOfWater Wyre Sound ⓘ
locatedInCountrySubdivision Scotland ⓘ
near Mainland, Orkney ⓘ
linked to: Orkney Mainland
partOf Orkney ⓘ
linked to: Orkney Islands
population fewer than 10 inhabitants ⓘ
populationCharacteristic sparsely populated ⓘ
region Highlands and Islands ⓘ
sovereignState United Kingdom ⓘ
transport passenger ferry ⓘ
usedFor crofting ⓘ
sheep farming ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Rousay → nearbyIsland → Wyre ⓘ
Wyre Sound → separates → Wyre ⓘ
Wyre Sound → nearbyIsland → Wyre ⓘ
Orkney Ferries → operatesRoute → Tingwall – Wyre ⓘ
linked to: Wyre