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Hebrides

The Hebrides are the largest archipelago in Scotland and the British Isles, off the west coast of the Scottish mainland. The islands fall into two main groups, based on their proximity to the mainland: the Inner and Outer Hebrides.

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Country
Scotland
Island group
Hebrides
OS grid reference
NF 96507 00992
Sovereign state
United Kingdom

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Hebrides

Nodes269
Edges268
Triples376
Avg. degree1.99
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related to Literature · 41
Hebrides → Alasdair, Allan MacDonald, An Airce, An Oidhche Mus, Aonghas Phàdraig Caimbeul, Best-Ever Books, Birlinn Chlann Raghnaill, Blessed Virgin, Cailleach, Christ Child, Cànan, Eriskay, Eucharist, Gaelic, Gàidheal, Hallaig, Highland Clearances, In, Lewis, MacDonald
related to Norse control · 36
Hebrides → Battle, Bjorn Cripplehand, By, Edgar, Hafrsfjord, Harald Fairhair, His, In, Inner Hebrides, Isle, Isles, King, Kingdom, Kings, Lewis, Magnus, Magnus III, Man, Manx, Norse
related to Etymology · 32
Hebrides → About, AD, Agricola, Brythonic, Celtic, Dumna, Ebudes, Elder, Epidii, Epidion, Gaelic, He, Hebudes, Hæbudes, Ibdaig, Inner Hebrides, Irish, Irish Ulaid, Islay, Iubdán
related to Early British era · 29
Hebrides → Battle, Caledonian, Clachan Bridge, Clearances, Crinan, Culloden, Dunvegan, Easdale, English-speaking, Great Britain, Highlands, However, Islands, Jacobite, Jacobite Earl, Kingdom, Lismore, MacLea, Macleod, Mar
related to Geology, geography and climate · 28
Hebrides → Among, Barra, Benbecula, Europe, Harris, Islay, Jura, Lewis, Minch, Mull, North Uist, Paleogene, Pliocene, Precambrian, Quaternary, Raasay, Raised, Scotland, Sea, Skye
related to history · 28
Hebrides → Atlantic, Avian, BC, BP, Britain, Bronze Age, Callanish, Cladh Hallan, Colonies, Colonsay, However, In, Islay, Mesolithic, Mull, Neolithic, Occupation, Offshore, Oronsay, Red
related to Music · 28
Hebrides → Ailein, Alasdair, All, Barra, Calum, Capercaillie, Catherine-Ann MacPhee, Cholla Ghasda, Donnie Munro, Fear, Gaelic, Gillebrìde MacMillan, Hebridean, Hùg, Irish, Ishbel MacAskill, Julie Fowlis, Kathleen MacInnes, Lewis, Many
related to Influence on visitors · 24
Hebrides → Amhuinnsuidhe Castle, Barrie's Marie Rose, British, Clare Grundman, Ebudæ, Eilean Shona, Enya's, Felix Mendelssohn, Fingal's Cave, Granville Bantock, Harris, Hebridean, Hebridean Symphony, Hebrides Islands, Hebrides Suite, Hegg, It, Peter Pan, Shepherd Moons, Summerisle
related to Scottish control · 24
Hebrides → Alexander, As, Barra, Clan Donald, Gaelic-speaking, Harris, Inner Hebrides, Islay, Isles, James IV, John MacDonald, King, Lewis, Lochalsh, Lord, MacDonald Lords, MacLeods, MacNeil, Norse, Norse-speaking
related to Language · 22
Hebrides → AD, Ardnamurchan, Dál Riata, For, Gall-Ghàidheil, Inner Hebrides, Ireland, It, North, Northern Isles, Norðreyjar, Old Norse, Orkney, Outer Hebrides, Pictish, Shetland, Southern Isles, Suðreyjar, The, The Old Norse

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islands gaelic scottish norse century scotland may outer island lewis name isles names inner skye uist south many mainland history

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
HebridesCountryScotland1.00infobox
HebridesIsland groupHebrides1.00infobox
HebridesOS grid referenceNF 96507 009921.00infobox
HebridesSovereign stateUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Solinusinstance ofby writers0.80text
use the forms Hebudesinstance ofby writers0.80text
Hæbudes.The name Ebudesinstance ofby writers0.80text
Clachan Bridge improved transportinstance ofand the construction of the Crinan and Caledonian canals and other engineering works0.80text
accessinstance ofand the construction of the Crinan and Caledonian canals and other engineering works0.80text
Hebridesrelated to Early British eraWith0.60section
Hebridesrelated to Early British eraTreaty0.60section
Hebridesrelated to Early British eraUnion0.60section

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