Gigha

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Gigha is a small, fertile island off the west coast of Kintyre in Scotland, known for its mild climate, sandy beaches, and community-owned estate.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Isle of Gigha 1
Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish island
inhabited island
island
country Scotland
governingBody Gigha self-linksurface differs
surface form: Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust
hasAlternativeName Gigha
surface form: Isle of Gigha
hasArea about 14 square kilometres
about 5.4 square miles
hasAttraction Achamore Gardens
coastal scenery
sandy beaches
hasClimate mild oceanic climate
hasCouncilArea Argyll and Bute
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
aquaculture
tourism
hasFerryOperator Caledonian MacBrayne
hasGaelicName Giogha
hasGeology Dalradian Supergroup
surface form: Dalradian rocks
hasGridConnection subsea cable to mainland
hasHighestElevation about 100 metres
hasHighestPoint Creag Bhan
hasHistoricalLanguage Scottish Gaelic
hasIslandGroup Inner Hebrides
surface form: Southern Inner Hebrides
hasLandUse crofts
gardens and woodland
pasture
hasLanguage English
hasMainSettlement Ardminish
hasNearbyIsland Cara Island
hasNearbyPeninsula Kintyre
surface form: Kintyre peninsula
hasOwnershipModel community-owned estate
hasParish Kilchattan
hasPopulation about 150
hasPostcodeArea PA41
hasRenewableEnergy community wind turbines
hasTelephoneDialCode 01583
hasTransportLink ferry to Tayinloan
isKnownFor community ownership
fertile land
gardens
sandy beaches
tourism
locatedIn Argyll and Bute
Inner Hebrides
locatedInBodyOfWater Firth of Clyde
locatedOffCoastOf Kintyre

Referenced by (3)

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

Gigha governingBody Gigha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust
Gigha hasAlternativeName Gigha
this entity surface form: Isle of Gigha
Scottish Islands hasPart Gigha