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Ailsa Craig

island in the outer Firth of Clyde, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Landform island Q405346
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Summary

Ailsa Craig is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,674 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: South Ayrshire[3], Colmonell[4]
  • Country: United Kingdom[5]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Firth of Clyde[6]
  • Commons category: Ailsa Craig[7]
  • Located in/on physical feature: British Isles[8]
  • Authority: Argyll and Bute[9]
  • Population: 0[10]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12]
  • Length: 1.3 km[13]
  • Elevation above sea level: 338 m[14]
  • Area: 99 ha[15]
  • Width: 1.1 km[16]
  • Historic county: Ayrshire[17]

Why It Matters

Ailsa Craig has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in/on physical feature → British Isles
    Authority → Argyll and Bute
    Area → {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+99'}
    Coordinates → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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