Inchmickery
E4814
Inchmickery is a small, uninhabited island in Scotland notable for its World War-era military fortifications that make it resemble a battleship from a distance.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
→
tidal island → uninhabited island → |
| country |
Scotland
→
United Kingdom → |
| hasCharacteristic |
heavily fortified
→
rocky → small → uninhabited → |
| hasEcosystemType |
seabird habitat
→
|
| hasStructure |
concrete bunkers
→
gun emplacements → jetty → magazines → observation posts → |
| hasVegetation |
coastal grassland
→
maritime plants → |
| hasWildlife |
common eider
→
cormorants → gulls → seabirds → terns → |
| locatedIn |
Firth of Forth
→
North Sea → |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
City of Edinburgh
→
|
| locatedNear |
Cramond Island
→
Edinburgh → Forth Bridge → Inchcolm → |
| nameEtymology |
Innis nam Biocaire (island of the vicar or island of the beehives)
→
derived from Scottish Gaelic → |
| notableFor |
World War I military fortifications
→
World War II military fortifications → resembling a battleship from a distance → |
| partOf |
Islands of the Forth
→
|
| protectedStatus |
bird sanctuary
→
wildlife reserve → |
| usedDuring |
World War I
→
World War II → |
| usedFor |
artillery battery site
→
coastal defence → defence of the Firth of Forth → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Firth of Forth
→
Forth estuary → |
hasIsland |
|
Cramond Island
→
Inchkeith → |
hasNearbyIsland |
|
Cramond Island
→
|
hasViewOf |