Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Inchcape or the Bell Rock is a reef about 11 miles (18 km) off the east coast of Angus, Scotland, near Dundee and Fife (56°26.052′N 2°23.236′W), occupied by the Bell Rock Lighthouse. The name Inchcape comes from the Scottish Gaelic Innis Sgeap, meaning "Beehive isle", probably comparing the shape of the reef to old-style rope beehives. According to legend, probably folk etymology, the alternative name Bell Rock derives from a 14th-century attempt by the abbot from Arbroath ("Aberbrothock") to install a warning bell on the reef. The bell was removed by a Dutch pirate who then perished a year later on the rocks, a story that is immortalised in "The Inchcape Rock" (1820), a poem by Robert Southey.The main hazard the reef presents to shipping is that only a relatively small proportion of it is above water, but a large section of the surrounding area is extremely shallow and dangerous.The rock was featured in a one-hour episode of BBC's Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, which told the story of the Bell Rock Lighthouse's construction. Work began in 1807 and was largely completed by 1810.. }
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- Inchcape abstract "Inchcape or the Bell Rock is a reef about 11 miles (18 km) off the east coast of Angus, Scotland, near Dundee and Fife (56°26.052′N 2°23.236′W), occupied by the Bell Rock Lighthouse. The name Inchcape comes from the Scottish Gaelic Innis Sgeap, meaning "Beehive isle", probably comparing the shape of the reef to old-style rope beehives. According to legend, probably folk etymology, the alternative name Bell Rock derives from a 14th-century attempt by the abbot from Arbroath ("Aberbrothock") to install a warning bell on the reef. The bell was removed by a Dutch pirate who then perished a year later on the rocks, a story that is immortalised in "The Inchcape Rock" (1820), a poem by Robert Southey.The main hazard the reef presents to shipping is that only a relatively small proportion of it is above water, but a large section of the surrounding area is extremely shallow and dangerous.The rock was featured in a one-hour episode of BBC's Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, which told the story of the Bell Rock Lighthouse's construction. Work began in 1807 and was largely completed by 1810.".