Cessford Castle
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Cessford Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold in the Scottish Borders that was once a powerful seat of the influential Ker family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cessford Castle canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14150922 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cessford Castle Context triple: [Roxburghshire, hasNotableCastle, Cessford Castle]
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A.
Crichton Castle
Crichton Castle is a medieval ruined stronghold in Scotland noted for its distinctive Italianate courtyard façade and association with the influential Crichton family.
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B.
Roxburgh Castle
Roxburgh Castle was a strategically important medieval fortress in the Scottish Borders that served as a royal residence and stronghold during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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C.
Erchless Castle
Erchless Castle is a historic Scottish stronghold in the Highlands that served for centuries as the ancestral home of Clan Chisholm.
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D.
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle is a historic ruined fortress on the southeast coast of Scotland, long associated with strategic military importance and the Earls of Dunbar.
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E.
Dunyvaig Castle
Dunyvaig Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold on the Isle of Islay in Scotland, long associated with the powerful MacDonald clan and their control of the surrounding seas.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cessford Castle Target entity description: Cessford Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold in the Scottish Borders that was once a powerful seat of the influential Ker family.
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A.
Crichton Castle
Crichton Castle is a medieval ruined stronghold in Scotland noted for its distinctive Italianate courtyard façade and association with the influential Crichton family.
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B.
Roxburgh Castle
Roxburgh Castle was a strategically important medieval fortress in the Scottish Borders that served as a royal residence and stronghold during the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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C.
Erchless Castle
Erchless Castle is a historic Scottish stronghold in the Highlands that served for centuries as the ancestral home of Clan Chisholm.
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D.
Dunbar Castle
Dunbar Castle is a historic ruined fortress on the southeast coast of Scotland, long associated with strategic military importance and the Earls of Dunbar.
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E.
Dunyvaig Castle
Dunyvaig Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold on the Isle of Islay in Scotland, long associated with the powerful MacDonald clan and their control of the surrounding seas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.