Reilig Odhráin

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Reilig Odhráin is an ancient burial ground on the Scottish island of Iona, traditionally believed to be the resting place of early Scottish, Irish, and Norse kings.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Reilig Odhráin canonical 3
Reilig Odhrain 1
Reilig Odhráin, Iona 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf burial ground ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
accessedFrom Fionnphort on Mull ⓘ
adjacentTo Iona Abbey ⓘ
associatedWith Kingdom of Alba ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Scotland

Kingdom of Dál Riata ⓘ
linked to: Dál Riata

Norse-Gaelic rulers ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Gaels ⓘ
Norse ⓘ
Scots ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
culturalSignificance important site in Gaelic Christian heritage ⓘ
important site in early Scottish kingship traditions ⓘ
hasEnglishName St Oran’s Graveyard ⓘ
linked to: St Oran’s Chapel
hasFeature carved stone monuments ⓘ
high-status burial markers ⓘ
medieval grave-slabs ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus scheduled monument ⓘ
hasNearbyBodyOfWater Sound of Iona ⓘ
heritageDesignationBy Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ
isPartOf Iona Abbey complex ⓘ
linked to: Iona Abbey
languageOfName Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
locatedIn Inner Hebrides ⓘ
Iona ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
namedAfter Saint Odhrán ⓘ
near St Oran’s Chapel ⓘ
overseenBy Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ
Iona Cathedral Trust ⓘ
partOf Iona National Scenic Area ⓘ
periodOfUse early medieval period ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ
post-medieval period ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
traditionallyBelievedAs burial place of early Irish kings ⓘ
burial place of early Norse kings ⓘ
burial place of early Scottish kings ⓘ
usedFor Christian burial ⓘ
burial ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

St Oran’s Chapel → adjacentTo → Reilig Odhráin ⓘ
St Oran → burialPlace → Reilig Odhráin, Iona ⓘ
linked to: Reilig Odhráin
St Odhrán → associatedPlace → Reilig Odhráin ⓘ
Isle of Iona → hasCemetery → Reilig Odhrain ⓘ
linked to: Reilig Odhráin