Holy Isle (Firth of Clyde)

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Scottish island island

Holy Isle (Firth of Clyde) is a small Scottish island off the Isle of Arran known for its spiritual retreat centres, historic monastic sites, and rich wildlife.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Holy Isle	29
Holy Isle (Firth of Clyde) canonical	3
Holy Island (Arran)	1
Holy Isle (near Arran)	1
Holy Isle, Firth of Clyde	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1373381 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Holy Isle (Firth of Clyde)
Context triple: [Clyde Islands, hasIsland, Holy Isle (Firth of Clyde)]

A. Inchcolm Island
Inchcolm Island is a small island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, best known for its well-preserved medieval abbey and historic military fortifications.
B. Tarbet Isle
Tarbet Isle is a small, wooded island located in Loch Lomond in the Scottish Highlands, known for its scenic setting within the national park.
C. Cramond Island
Cramond Island is a small tidal island near Edinburgh, Scotland, known for its causeway walkway and World War II-era coastal defenses.
D. Isle of Jura
The Isle of Jura is a sparsely populated Scottish island in the Inner Hebrides, known for its rugged landscape, red deer population, and the Jura single malt whisky distillery.
E. Bass Rock
Bass Rock is a small, steep-sided island off the east coast of Scotland, famed for its massive gannet colony and striking volcanic geology.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Holy Isle (Firth of Clyde)
Target entity description: Holy Isle (Firth of Clyde) is a small Scottish island off the Isle of Arran known for its spiritual retreat centres, historic monastic sites, and rich wildlife.

A. Inchcolm Island
Inchcolm Island is a small island in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, best known for its well-preserved medieval abbey and historic military fortifications.
B. Tarbet Isle
Tarbet Isle is a small, wooded island located in Loch Lomond in the Scottish Highlands, known for its scenic setting within the national park.
C. Cramond Island
Cramond Island is a small tidal island near Edinburgh, Scotland, known for its causeway walkway and World War II-era coastal defenses.
D. Isle of Jura
The Isle of Jura is a sparsely populated Scottish island in the Inner Hebrides, known for its rugged landscape, red deer population, and the Jura single malt whisky distillery.
E. Bass Rock
Bass Rock is a small, steep-sided island off the east coast of Scotland, famed for its massive gannet colony and striking volcanic geology.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish island ⓘ island ⓘ
accessedFrom	Lamlash ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
hasActivity	pilgrimage ⓘ silent retreat ⓘ walking ⓘ wildlife watching ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Holy Island (Arran) ⓘ linked to: Holy Isle (Firth of Clyde)
hasBuilding	heritage centre ⓘ retreat accommodation ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	Buddhist retreat site ⓘ Christian pilgrimage site ⓘ
hasEnvironmentDesignation	nature reserve ⓘ
hasFeature	St Molaise’s cave ⓘ lighthouse at the southern end ⓘ more gently sloping western side ⓘ steep eastern cliffs ⓘ
hasHighestElevation	314 metres ⓘ
hasHighestPoint	Mullach Mòr ⓘ
hasHistoricAssociationWith	Saint Molaise ⓘ
hasHistoricSite	early Christian monastic site ⓘ
hasNameEtymology	named for its religious associations ⓘ
hasOwner	Holy Isle Project ⓘ
hasReligiousTradition	Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
hasSettlement	North Haven ⓘ
hasSpiritualCentre	Kagyu Samye Ling–affiliated retreat centre ⓘ
hasTransport	seasonal passenger ferry ⓘ
hasUse	meditation retreat ⓘ nature conservation ⓘ spiritual retreat ⓘ
hasVegetation	coastal grassland ⓘ heather moorland ⓘ
hasWildlife	Saanen goats ⓘ Soay sheep ⓘ feral Eriskay ponies ⓘ otters ⓘ red deer ⓘ seabirds ⓘ seals ⓘ
length	approximately 3 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn	Firth of Clyde ⓘ Firth of Clyde island group ⓘ linked to: Firth of Clyde islands North Ayrshire ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf	Isle of Arran ⓘ linked to: Arran
nearbySettlement	Lamlash ⓘ
surroundedBy	Firth of Clyde waters ⓘ linked to: Firth of Clyde
width	approximately 1 kilometre ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (35)

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

Clyde Islands → hasIsland → Holy Isle (Firth of Clyde) ⓘ

Clyde Islands → hasMajorIsland → Holy Isle (Firth of Clyde) ⓘ

Firth of Clyde islands → hasIsland → Holy Isle ⓘ