Beinn na Faoghla

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Beinn na Faoghla (Benbecula) is a low-lying island in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, situated between North and South Uist and known for its causeway links and mix of Gaelic and crofting culture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Beinn na Faoghla canonical 3
Port-adhair Bheinn na Faoghla 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island ⓘ
administeredBy Comhairle nan Eilean Siar ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Benbecula ⓘ
connectedBy causeway ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
hasAirport Benbecula Airport ⓘ
hasBodyOfWater Atlantic coastal waters ⓘ
hasCharacteristic low-lying ⓘ
hasClimate maritime climate ⓘ
hasCulturalFeature Gaelic culture ⓘ
crofting culture ⓘ
hasDialCode 01870 ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity crofting ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasEnglishName Benbecula ⓘ
hasFeature freshwater lochs ⓘ
machair grassland ⓘ
peat bogs ⓘ
sandy beaches ⓘ
hasGaelicName Beinn na Faoghla ⓘ
hasHeritage Gaelic-speaking community ⓘ
hasIslandCode HS7 postcode district ⓘ
hasIslandGroup Uists and Benbecula ⓘ
linked to: Uists
hasLocalAuthority Comhairle nan Eilean Siar ⓘ
hasMilitaryFacility Hebrides Range ⓘ
linked to: Inner Hebrides
hasOfficialLanguage English ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
hasPostTown Benbecula ⓘ
hasPrimarySettlementFunction service centre for Uists ⓘ
hasReligiousSite Church of Scotland churches ⓘ
Roman Catholic churches ⓘ
hasRoadConnectionTo North Uist ⓘ
South Uist ⓘ
hasSettlement Balivanich ⓘ
hasTransportFacility bus connections to North and South Uist ⓘ
hasTransportInfrastructure causeways to North and South Uist ⓘ
locatedBetween North Uist ⓘ
South Uist ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Na h-Eileanan Siar ⓘ
Outer Hebrides ⓘ
locatedInCouncilArea Western Isles council area ⓘ
partOf Uist island group ⓘ
linked to: Uists

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Uibhist a Deas → connectedTo → Beinn na Faoghla ⓘ
Benbecula → hasGaelicName → Beinn na Faoghla ⓘ
Benbecula Airport → alternativeName → Port-adhair Bheinn na Faoghla ⓘ
subject linked to: BEB
linked to: Beinn na Faoghla
Beinn na Faoghla → hasGaelicName → Beinn na Faoghla ⓘ