Isle of Lewis

E168428

Iron Age broch geographic region island prehistoric stone circle restored crofting village unitary authority

The Isle of Lewis is the northern part of the island of Lewis and Harris in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, known for its rugged coastline, Gaelic culture, and ancient sites such as the Callanish Standing Stones.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Isle of Lewis canonical	28
Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides	1
Tong, Isle of Lewis, Scotland	1

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Iron Age broch ⓘ geographic region ⓘ island ⓘ prehistoric stone circle ⓘ restored crofting village ⓘ unitary authority ⓘ
administrativeCentre	Stornoway ⓘ
borders	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
governedBy	Comhairle nan Eilean Siar ⓘ
hasBodyOfWater	Loch Seaforth ⓘ
hasCulturalEvent	Hebridean Celtic Festival ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice	Sabbath observance ⓘ
hasFeature	machair grasslands ⓘ peat moorland ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ sea cliffs ⓘ
hasFerryLinkTo	Ullapool ⓘ
hasHistoricSite	Callanish Stones ⓘ surface form: Callanish Standing Stones Dun Carloway broch ⓘ Gearrannan Blackhouse Village ⓘ
hasIndustry	Harris Tweed production ⓘ crofting ⓘ fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
hasLargestTown	Stornoway ⓘ
hasReligiousTradition	Presbyterianism ⓘ
hasSettlement	Back ⓘ Barvas ⓘ Carloway ⓘ Ness ⓘ Point ⓘ Shawbost ⓘ Stornoway ⓘ Uig ⓘ
hasTransport	Stornoway Airport ⓘ
heldIn	Stornoway ⓘ
knownFor	Callanish Stones ⓘ surface form: Callanish Standing Stones Gaelic culture ⓘ Harris Tweed industry ⓘ rugged coastline ⓘ
locatedIn	Lewis and Harris ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean Outer Hebrides ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
locatedOn	Isle of Lewis self-linksurface differs ⓘ Isle of Lewis self-linksurface differs ⓘ Isle of Lewis self-linksurface differs ⓘ Isle of Lewis self-linksurface differs ⓘ Isle of Lewis self-linksurface differs ⓘ Isle of Lewis self-linksurface differs ⓘ
partOf	Lewis and Harris ⓘ
traditionalCounty	Ross and Cromarty ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

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

Lewis and Harris → hasPart → Isle of Lewis ⓘ

Highland Clearances → significantPlace → Isle of Lewis ⓘ

Alexander Mackenzie → birthPlace → Isle of Lewis ⓘ

Stornoway Airport → locatedIn → Isle of Lewis ⓘ

Stornoway Airport → locatedOn → Isle of Lewis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides

Uig → locatedIn → Isle of Lewis ⓘ

Uig → partOf → Isle of Lewis ⓘ

Uig → locatedOnIsland → Isle of Lewis ⓘ

Callanish Stones → locatedIn → Isle of Lewis ⓘ

The Minch → adjacentTo → Isle of Lewis ⓘ

Lewis Chessmen → discoveredIn → Isle of Lewis ⓘ

Loch Seaforth → locatedOn → Isle of Lewis ⓘ

Butt of Lewis → locatedIn → Isle of Lewis ⓘ

Butt of Lewis → isNorthernmostPointOf → Isle of Lewis ⓘ

Stornoway → locatedOn → Isle of Lewis ⓘ

Stornoway harbour → locatedOn → Isle of Lewis ⓘ

Stornoway harbour → serves → Isle of Lewis ⓘ

Lewisian complex basement → namedAfter → Isle of Lewis ⓘ

Mary Anne MacLeod → placeOfBirth → Isle of Lewis ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tong, Isle of Lewis, Scotland