Pobuill Fhinn

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archaeological site prehistoric monument stone circle

Pobuill Fhinn is an ancient stone circle on the Isle of North Uist in Scotland, traditionally associated with the legendary hero Fionn mac Cumhaill.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Poball Fhinn	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	archaeological site ⓘ prehistoric monument ⓘ stone circle ⓘ
associatedLegendaryFigure	Fionn mac Cumhaill NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalContext	Celtic folklore ⓘ Scottish prehistoric ⓘ
governedBy	Historic Environment Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Poball Fhinn NERFINISHED ⓘ Pobull Fhinn NERFINISHED ⓘ Pobull Fhinn stone circle NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasApproximateDate	Bronze Age ⓘ second millennium BC ⓘ
hasApproximateDiameter	about 37 metres by 30 metres ⓘ
hasApproximateLength	about 37 metres ⓘ
hasApproximateNumberOfStones	about 48 ⓘ
hasApproximateWidth	about 30 metres ⓘ
hasCategory	megalithic monument ⓘ stone circle in Scotland ⓘ
hasCondition	ruined ⓘ
hasEtymology	Scottish Gaelic for “Fionn’s people” or “Fionn’s congregation” ⓘ
hasFeature	central area of bare ground ⓘ inner setting of stones ⓘ outer ring of stones ⓘ
hasHeritageType	prehistoric ritual and funerary site ⓘ
hasLandscapeContext	hillside above Loch Langass ⓘ moorland ⓘ
hasMaterial	stone ⓘ
hasNearbyArchaeologicalSite	Barpa Langass NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOrientation	roughly east–west ⓘ
hasProtectionStatus	scheduled monument ⓘ
hasResearchField	archaeology ⓘ prehistoric studies ⓘ
hasShape	oval ⓘ
hasTourismType	heritage tourism site ⓘ
hasUse	ritual use (hypothesized) ⓘ
isAccessibleTo	the public ⓘ
isOnIsland	North Uist NERFINISHED ⓘ
isPartOf	prehistoric sites of North Uist ⓘ
locatedIn	Isle of North Uist NERFINISHED ⓘ Outer Hebrides ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
namedAfter	Fionn mac Cumhaill NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearPlace	Ben Langass NERFINISHED ⓘ Langass NERFINISHED ⓘ Loch Langass NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Na h-Eileanan Siar NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalAssociation	Fionn mac Cumhaill NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

Pobull Fhinn stone circle → hasAlternativeName → Pobuill Fhinn ⓘ

this entity surface form: Poball Fhinn