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.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Isle of Gigha 12
Gigha canonical 10
Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust 2

How this entity was disambiguated

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

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Referenced by (24)

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

Scottish Islands hasPart Gigha
Gigha hasAlternativeName Gigha
this entity surface form: Isle of Gigha
Gigha governingBody Gigha self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust
Clan MacNeil associatedWith Gigha
this entity surface form: Isle of Gigha
Inner Hebrides hasIsland Gigha
Creag Bhan locatedIn Gigha
this entity surface form: Isle of Gigha
Creag Bhan highestPointOf Gigha
this entity surface form: Isle of Gigha
Creag Bhan hasViewOf Gigha
this entity surface form: Isle of Gigha
Creag Bhan isOnIsland Gigha
Ardminish locatedIn Gigha
this entity surface form: Isle of Gigha
Ardminish isPrincipalVillageOf Gigha
this entity surface form: Isle of Gigha
Ardminish isMainHarbourOf Gigha
this entity surface form: Isle of Gigha
Achamore Gardens locatedOn Gigha
this entity surface form: Isle of Gigha
Achamore Gardens operatedBy Gigha
this entity surface form: Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust
Giogha refersTo Gigha
Giogha hasEnglishName Gigha
Giogha hasLanguageForm Gigha
Kilchattan locatedIn Gigha
Kilchattan parishIncludes Gigha
this entity surface form: Isle of Gigha
Kintyre near Gigha
Cara Island locatedNear Gigha
this entity surface form: Isle of Gigha
Cara Island hasNearbyIsland Gigha
this entity surface form: Isle of Gigha