Loch Eriboll

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Loch Eriboll is a long, deep sea loch on the north coast of Scotland, noted for its sheltered natural harbor and striking surrounding geology.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Loch Eriboll canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf sea loch ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
hasDesignation geological type locality for Moine Thrust ⓘ
hasFeature deep central channel ⓘ
narrow entrance widening southwards ⓘ
relatively steep surrounding hills ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature Cambrian sedimentary rocks ⓘ
Moine Thrust Belt exposures ⓘ
linked to: Moine Thrust Belt

Precambrian rocks ⓘ
well-exposed thrust faults ⓘ
hasInlet An Grianan Bay ⓘ
Camus an Duin ⓘ
hasMouthAt Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
hasNearbyFeature Cape Wrath to the west ⓘ
Kyle of Tongue to the east ⓘ
Loch Hope to the south ⓘ
hasNearbyHeadland Faraid Head ⓘ
Whiten Head ⓘ
hasNearbyIsland Eilean Choraidh ⓘ
Eilean Hoan ⓘ
hasNearbyRoad A838 road ⓘ
hasNearbySettlement Durness ⓘ
Heilem ⓘ
Laid ⓘ
hasWildlife cetaceans ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ
seals ⓘ
isImportantFor field teaching in geology ⓘ
structural geology studies ⓘ
knownFor depth ⓘ
length ⓘ
sheltered natural harbour ⓘ
striking surrounding geology ⓘ
locatedIn Highland council area ⓘ
Scottish Highlands ⓘ
Sutherland ⓘ
north coast of Scotland ⓘ
partOf North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: North Atlantic

North Minch region ⓘ
usedAs anchorage ⓘ
naval anchorage ⓘ
usedBy German U-boats surrendering in 1945 ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
usedDuring Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
usedFor fishing ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ
wildlife observation ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Moine Thrust Belt → extendsFrom → Loch Eriboll ⓘ
Moine Thrust Belt → exposedAt → Loch Eriboll ⓘ
Northwest Highlands → contains → Loch Eriboll ⓘ
Foinaven → liesNear → Loch Eriboll ⓘ