Isle of May

island in the north of the outer Firth of Forth
Landform island Q1575611
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Summary

Isle of May is an island[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (558 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Isle of May is located in Fife[3].
  • Isle of May is located in Pittenweem[4].
  • Isle of May is located in Anstruther Wester[5].
  • Isle of May is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • Isle of May is on the body of water Firth of Forth[7].
  • Isle of May's instance of is recorded as island[8].
  • Isle of May's instance of is recorded as national nature reserve[9].
  • Isle of May took place at Firth of Forth[10].
  • Isle of May's Commons category is recorded as Isle of May[11].
  • Isle of May's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.187607, 'lon': -2.556667}[12].
  • Isle of May's located in/on physical feature is recorded as British Isles[13].
  • Isle of May has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[14].
  • Isle of May's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[15].
  • Isle of May's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Isle of May's length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+1.8'}[17].
  • Isle of May covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+0.45'}[18].
  • Isle of May's width is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+0.5'}[19].
  • Isle of May's historic county is recorded as Fife[20].

Body

Geography

Isle of May is in the country of United Kingdom[6]. Located in include Fife[3], a council area[21], in United Kingdom[22]; Pittenweem[4], a civil parish[23], in United Kingdom[24]; and Anstruther Wester[5], a civil parish[25], in United Kingdom[26]. It is on the body of water Firth of Forth[7].

Physical Characteristics

Isle of May covers an area of {'unit': 'square kilometre', 'amount': '+0.45'}[18]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+1.8'}[17]. It has a population of {'amount': '+0'}[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island[8] and national nature reserve[9].

Why It Matters

Isle of May ranks in the top 5% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (558 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/58669|batch #58669]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 23d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ceb', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'en', 'fr', 'ga', 'gd', 'nl', 'nn', 'no', 'pl', '
    Gnd id → 4743180-5
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56529|batch #56529]]: Import GNDs from dewiki"
  3. 24w ago · Ikan · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    Width → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+0.5'}
    Population → —
    Located in/on physical feature → British Isles
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Wolfram language entity code: Entity["Island", "IsleOfMay::rgsv8"], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257262|batch #257262]]"
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