Assynt

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Assynt is a remote, rugged region in northwest Scotland known for its dramatic landscapes and as a notable site of the Highland Clearances.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Assynt canonical 5
Assynt, Sutherland 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic area
region
administeredBy Highland council area
contains Ardvreck Castle
Canisp
Cùl Beag
Cùl Mòr
Inchnadamph Bone Caves
Knockan Crag
Loch Assynt
Quinag
Stac Pollaidh
Suilven
country Scotland
geology Cambrian quartzite
Lewisian gneiss
Torridonian Sandstone
surface form: Torridonian sandstone
hasCoastlineOn Atlantic Ocean
hasDesignation North West Highlands Geopark
hasEconomicActivity crofting
fishing
tourism
hasNotableFeature deep freshwater lochs
knock-and-lochan landscape
sea lochs
hasProtectedAreaNearby Assynt-Coigach National Scenic Area
Inverpolly National Nature Reserve
hasSettlement Clachtoll
Inchnadamph
Lochinver
Stoer
historicalEvent Highland Clearances
historicalPeriod 18th century
19th century
knownFor angling
climbing
distinctive isolated mountains
geological significance
hillwalking
outdoor recreation
remote character
role in Highland Clearances
rugged landscape
languageSpoken English
languageTraditionallySpoken Scottish Gaelic
locatedIn Sutherland
northwest Scotland
partOf Scottish Highlands
surface form: Highlands of Scotland

North West Highlands Geopark

How these facts were elicited

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

Lewisian complex basement hasKeyLocality Assynt
this entity surface form: Assynt, Sutherland
Sutherland contains Assynt