northern Scotland

E178338

cultural region geographic region

Northern Scotland is the rugged, sparsely populated region at the top of mainland Britain, known for its Highlands, dramatic coastlines, and rich ancient and Celtic heritage.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Northern Scotland	20
northern Scotland canonical	13
North of Scotland	6
Far North of Scotland	3
north of Scotland	1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural region ⓘ geographic region ⓘ
borders	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Moray Firth ⓘ North Sea ⓘ Pentland Firth ⓘ
climate	cool maritime climate ⓘ
contains	Aberdeen ⓘ Aberdeenshire ⓘ Cairngorms ⓘ Dornoch Firth ⓘ Elgin ⓘ Fort William ⓘ Grampian Mountains ⓘ Highland council area ⓘ Inverness ⓘ Loch Maree ⓘ Loch Ness ⓘ Loch Shin ⓘ Moray ⓘ Moray Firth ⓘ Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles) mainland access points ⓘ North Coast 500 route (part) ⓘ surface form: North Coast 500 route Northwest Highlands ⓘ Pentland Firth ⓘ Scottish Highlands ⓘ Thurso ⓘ Wick ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	coastal ⓘ mountainous ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture ⓘ energy industry ⓘ fishing ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasHeritage	Celtic heritage ⓘ ancient heritage ⓘ
knownFor	Gaelic culture ⓘ Pictish heritage ⓘ dramatic coastlines ⓘ mountain landscapes ⓘ outdoor tourism ⓘ prehistoric sites ⓘ whisky distilleries ⓘ
languageUsed	English ⓘ Scots ⓘ Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
locatedIn	British Isles ⓘ Northern Europe ⓘ
partOf	Great Britain ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

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

Picts (early period) → locatedIn → northern Scotland ⓘ

Longhope → region → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: North of Scotland

North of Scotland Bank → location → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: north of Scotland

Battle of Carbisdale → region → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

Ward Hill (Mainland Orkney) → locatedInHistoricRegion → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

Scapa Bay → region → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

Harray Hills → locatedIn → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

Loch of Swannay → region → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: North of Scotland

Houbie → locatedInRegion → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

Loch of Banks → locatedIn → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

Loch of Banks → isInRegion → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: North of Scotland

Bay of Swannay → isInRegion → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: North of Scotland

Firth and Harray area → locatedIn → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: North of Scotland

St Marys → locatedIn → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

Bay of Ireland → locatedIn → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

Moine Supergroup → region → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

Bay of Houton → hasHistoricalRegion → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

Bay of Fersness → locatedIn → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

Bay of Meil → locatedIn → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

Loch Lochy → locatedIn → northern Scotland ⓘ

Dornoch → region → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

Nigg → region → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

Black Isle → locatedIn → northern Scotland ⓘ

Strathnaver → locatedIn → northern Scotland ⓘ

Cromarty → locatedIn → northern Scotland ⓘ

Pentland Firth → locatedIn → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

Inverness Town House → region → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

Inbhir Nis → locatedInRegion → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

John Comyn → areaOfInfluence → northern Scotland ⓘ

Beauly Firth → locatedIn → northern Scotland ⓘ

Countess of Moray → linkedToRegion → northern Scotland ⓘ

House of Moray → region → northern Scotland ⓘ

Nairn → region → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

Clan MacKay → traditionalTerritory → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Far North of Scotland

Murray Firth → locatedIn → northern Scotland ⓘ

subject surface form: Moray Firth

Start Point Lighthouse → locatedIn → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: North of Scotland

Dornoch Firth Bridge → locatedIn → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

STV → location → northern Scotland ⓘ

STV → serviceArea → northern Scotland ⓘ

Georgemas Junction → region → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Far North of Scotland

Forsinard → locatedIn → northern Scotland ⓘ

Helmsdale → region → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Scotland

Helmsdale → partOf → northern Scotland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Far North of Scotland