Cramond Island
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Cramond Island is a small tidal island near Edinburgh, Scotland, known for its causeway walkway and World War II-era coastal defenses.
Aliases (2)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
tidal island
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| accessibleAt |
low tide
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| connectedTo |
Cramond
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| country |
Scotland
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| elevation |
approximately 20 metres
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| hasAccess |
pedestrian walkway
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tidal causeway → |
| hasFeature |
grassy interior
→
rocky shoreline → tidal mudflats → |
| hasGeologicalType |
volcanic plug
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| hasHazard |
rapidly rising tide
→
tidal cut-off risk → |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Second World War
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| hasMaterial |
basalt
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| hasNearbyFeature |
Cramond Beach
→
River Almond estuary → |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Inchcolm
→
Inchmickery → |
| hasRemainsOf |
barracks foundations
→
military buildings → searchlight positions → |
| hasStructure |
World War II coastal defenses
→
anti-boat barrier → concrete pylons → gun emplacements → pillboxes → |
| hasViewOf |
Forth bridges
→
Inchcolm → Inchmickery → |
| inaccessibleAt |
high tide
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| length |
approximately 0.5 kilometres
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| locatedIn |
Firth of Forth
→
North Sea → United Kingdom → |
| locatedNear |
Cramond
→
Edinburgh → |
| managedBy |
City of Edinburgh Council
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| partOf |
City of Edinburgh
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Islands of the Forth → |
| population |
0
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| tourism |
popular local excursion
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| uninhabited |
true
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| usedDuring |
World War II
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| usedFor |
anti-ship defense
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anti-submarine defense → coastal defense → |
| width |
approximately 0.3 kilometres
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Referenced by (9)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Cramond Island
("Islands of the Forth")
→
Fidra ("Islands of the Forth") → Inchkeith ("Islands of the Forth") → Inchmickery ("Islands of the Forth") → |
partOf |
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Cramond Beach
→
Inchkeith → |
hasNearbyIsland |
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Firth of Forth
→
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hasIsland |
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Inchmickery
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locatedNear |
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Inchmickery
("Innis nam Biocaire (island of the vicar or island of the beehives)")
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nameEtymology |