Loch of Harray

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Loch of Harray is a large freshwater loch on Mainland Orkney in Scotland, noted for its rich birdlife and proximity to major Neolithic archaeological sites.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Loch of Harray canonical 8
Harray Loch 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf freshwater loch
lake
connectedTo Loch of Harray and Stenness system
surface form: Loch of Stenness
country Scotland
hasAlternativeName Loch of Harray
surface form: Harray Loch
hasBasinCountry Scotland
United Kingdom
hasConservationInterest wetland birds
hasEcologicalStatus important bird habitat
hasFishSpecies Arctic char
brown trout
ferox trout
hasNearbyParish Harray
Sandwick
hasNearbySettlement Ness of Brodgar
surface form: Brodgar

Dounby
hasNearbyWorldHeritageSite Orkney archaeological landscape
surface form: Heart of Neolithic Orkney
hasOrientation roughly north–south
hasOutflow Loch of Harray and Stenness system
surface form: Loch of Stenness
hasRecreation angling
birdwatching
hasShorelineType gently shelving margins
low-lying farmland shores
isFreshwater true
isInArchipelago Orkney Islands
surface form: Orkney
isLargestFreshwaterLochOn Orkney Mainland
surface form: Mainland, Orkney
isPartOfHydrologicalSystem Loch of Harray and Stenness system
surface form: Harray–Stenness loch system
knownFor proximity to Neolithic archaeological sites
rich birdlife
trout fishing
locatedIn Orkney Mainland
surface form: Mainland, Orkney

North Sea drainage basin
Orkney Islands
surface form: Northern Isles

Orkney Islands
United Kingdom
locatedOnIsland Orkney Mainland
surface form: Mainland (Orkney)
near Maeshowe
Ness of Brodgar
Ring of Brodgar
Stenness
surface form: Standing Stones of Stenness
partOf Orkney archaeological landscape
surface form: Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site vicinity
region Orkney Islands
surface form: Orkney
separatedFrom Loch of Harray and Stenness system
surface form: Loch of Stenness
separationFeature Bridge of Brodgar
waterType freshwater

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

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

Orkney Mainland contains Loch of Harray
Dounby near Loch of Harray
Stenness hasNearby Loch of Harray
Loch of Harray hasAlternativeName Loch of Harray
this entity surface form: Harray Loch
Harray Hills hasNearbyWaterBody Loch of Harray
this entity surface form: Harray Loch
Harray Hills hasViewOver Loch of Harray
this entity surface form: Harray Loch
Firth and Harray area hasCoastlineOn Loch of Harray
Firth and Harray area waterBodyNearby Loch of Harray
Firth and Harray area hasViewOf Loch of Harray