. . . . . . "\"The Inchcape Rock\" is a ballad written by English poet Robert Southey. Published in 1802, it tells the story of a 14th-century attempt by the Abbot of Arbroath (\"Aberbrothock\") to install a warning bell on Inchcape, a notorious sandstone reef about 11 miles (18 km) off the east coast of Scotland. The poem tells how the bell was removed by a pirate, who subsequently perished on the reef while returning to Scotland in bad weather some time later."@en . . . . . . . . . . . "8200"^^ . . . . . . . . "\"The Inchcape Rock\" is a ballad written by English poet Robert Southey. Published in 1802, it tells the story of a 14th-century attempt by the Abbot of Arbroath (\"Aberbrothock\") to install a warning bell on Inchcape, a notorious sandstone reef about 11 miles (18 km) off the east coast of Scotland. The poem tells how the bell was removed by a pirate, who subsequently perished on the reef while returning to Scotland in bad weather some time later. Like many of Southey's ballads \"The Inchcape Rock\" describes a supernatural event, but its basic theme is that those who do bad things will ultimately be punished accordingly and poetic justice done."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "1108917368"^^ . . "10794466"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "The Inchcape Rock"@en . . .