Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia, Canada

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estate research site rural property

Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia, Canada is a rural estate and research site on Cape Breton Island best known as the longtime residence and experimental laboratory of inventor Alexander Graham Bell.

Aliases (1)

Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	estate → research site → rural property →
access	by road from Baddeck →
associatedOrganization	Aerial Experiment Association (via Bell’s work) →
associatedPerson	Alexander Graham Bell → Mabel Gardiner Hubbard Bell →
associatedWith	Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site (nearby) →
climate	humid continental climate (regional) →
closestLargeWaterBody	Bras d'Or Lake →
continent	North America →
country	Canada →
culturalConnection	Scottish heritage in Nova Scotia →
hasFeature	farmland and wooded hills → laboratory buildings → residential mansion → waterfront access →
heritageStatus	private property →
historicalEra	early 20th century → late 19th century →
isPartOf	Atlantic Canada →
languageOfToponym	Scottish Gaelic →
locatedIn	Nova Scotia →
locatedNear	Baddeck, Nova Scotia →
locatedOn	Cape Breton Island →
meaningOfName	“Beautiful mountain” in Scottish Gaelic →
namedAfter	Beinn Bhragaidh (Scottish Gaelic toponym inspiration) →
namedBy	Alexander Graham Bell →
notableProject	AEA Silver Dart (early powered airplane) testing site vicinity → hydrofoil boat experiments →
overlooks	Bras d'Or Lake →
owner	Alexander Graham Bell (historical) →
primaryResident	Alexander Graham Bell → Mabel Gardiner Hubbard Bell →
province	Nova Scotia →
region	Cape Breton Regional Municipality area →
researchField	aeronautics → hydrodynamics → marine engineering → telecommunications experiments →
significance	important location in history of Canadian aviation → important location in history of hydrofoil development → site of many of Alexander Graham Bell’s later inventions →
tourismRelation	visible from Alexander Graham Bell National Historic Site in Baddeck →
usedAs	experimental laboratory → research station → summer residence →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexander Graham Bell → Alexander Graham Bell ("Beinn Bhreagh, Nova Scotia") →	burialPlace
Alexander Graham Bell →	deathPlace
Alexander Graham Bell →	residence