Road to the Isles

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Road to the Isles is a scenic route in the Scottish Highlands famed for its dramatic coastal and mountain landscapes and historic connections to the Western Isles.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Road to the Isles canonical 5
The Road to the Isles 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf scenic route
tourist route
associatedWith Inner Hebrides
connectsTo Western Isles NERFINISHED
connectsToByFerry Isle of Skye
Small Isles
country Scotland
followsRoad A830 road NERFINISHED
hasCulturalAssociation Gaelic culture
Scottish Highlands heritage
hasEconomicRole provides access to ferry services
supports local tourism economy
hasGaelicContext routes to the Hebrides
hasLandscapeType coastal landscape
mountain landscape
hasNameOrigin traditional Scottish song "Road to the Isles"
hasTransportParallel West Highland Line
hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean
Grampian Mountains
surface form: Ben Nevis range

Loch Eil
Loch Shiel
isPartOf National scenic routes of Scotland
knownFor coastal views
dramatic scenery
historic connections to the Western Isles
mountain views
languageOfName English
locatedIn Lochaber
Scottish Highlands
maintainedBy Transport Scotland
nearbyFerryPort Mallaig ferry terminal
passesNear Arisaig
Arisaig beaches
Glenfinnan
Glenfinnan Viaduct
Lochailort
Morar
Silver Sands of Morar
roadType trunk road section
terminusA Fort William
terminusB Mallaig
tourismRegion Highlands and Islands
usedFor cycling
motorcycle touring
scenic driving
tourism

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Lochaber contains Road to the Isles
Mallaig roadConnection Road to the Isles
Arisaig alsoKnownAs Road to the Isles
subject surface form: A830 road
Morar partOf Road to the Isles
Rifles (British Army) march Road to the Isles
The Royal Green Jackets (historical) march Road to the Isles
subject surface form: The Royal Green Jackets
this entity surface form: The Road to the Isles