Loch Shiel

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Loch Shiel is a long, narrow freshwater loch in the West Highlands of Scotland, renowned for its dramatic scenery and historical associations with the Jacobite uprisings.

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Loch Shiel canonical 12

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Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater loch
lake
associatedWith Bonnie Prince Charlie
Charles Edward Stuart
catchmentArea roughly 210 square kilometres
country Scotland
designatedFor black-throated diver conservation
golden eagle conservation
drainageBasin Atlantic Ocean
drainsInto Loch Moidart
ecosystemType oligotrophic lake
GaelicName Loch Seile
hasIsland Eilean Dubh
Eilean Fhianain
Eilean Mhic Chrion
Eilean Tigh
Eilean an t-Saighdeir
Eilean a’ Chomhraidh
Fraoch Eilean
hasMonumentNearby Glenfinnan Monument
linked to: Glenfinnan
hasNearbyRailwayViaduct Glenfinnan Viaduct
hasOutflow River Shiel
historicalEvent Jacobite rising of 1745
knownFor Jacobite history
dramatic scenery
remoteness
wildlife
languageOfToponym Scottish Gaelic
length approximately 28 kilometres
locatedIn Gàidhealtachd
linked to: Scottish Gaelic

Highland council area
Loch Shiel National Scenic Area
Lochaber
United Kingdom
West Highlands
locatedOn Lochaber fault
namedAfter Saint Seile
near Acharacle
Glenaladale
Glenfinnan
orientation southwest–northeast
partOf Loch Shiel Special Protection Area
popularFor boating
fishing
hiking
wildlife watching
protectedStatus National Scenic Area
Special Protection Area
region Lochaber and Ardnamurchan
usedAsFilmLocationFor Harry Potter film series
Highlander (film)
linked to: Highlander

Local Hero (film)
linked to: Local Hero
waterType freshwater

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

Road to the Isles hasViewOf Loch Shiel
Glenfinnan Viaduct near Loch Shiel
Moidart nearBodyOfWater Loch Shiel
Glenfinnan railway station near Loch Shiel
A830 road passesNear Loch Shiel
Acharacle hasNearbyLoch Loch Shiel
Glenfinnan locatedOn Loch Shiel
River Finnan mouthLocatedIn Loch Shiel
River Finnan flowsInto Loch Shiel
Loch Moidart hasNearbyFeature Loch Shiel