Greyfriars Bobby

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Greyfriars Bobby is a famous 19th-century Skye Terrier in Edinburgh renowned for reportedly guarding his owner's grave in Greyfriars Kirkyard for many years, becoming a symbol of loyalty and devotion.

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Label	Occurrences
Greyfriars Bobby canonical	8

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18511356 — 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: Greyfriars Bobby
Context triple: [Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, associatedWith, Greyfriars Bobby]

A. Grey Friar
Grey Friar is a fell in England’s Lake District, known for its rugged terrain and panoramic views over the Southern Fells.
B. Ben of Howth
Ben of Howth is a prominent hill on Ireland’s Howth Head peninsula, known for its scenic coastal views and popular walking trails near Dublin.
C. Begbie
Begbie is a violent, unpredictable Scottish hardman and one of the central characters in Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting universe.
D. Scotty the Scot
Scotty the Scot is the kilted Scottish warrior mascot representing Alma College’s Scottish heritage and athletic teams.
E. Scotty the Scottie Dog
Scotty the Scottie Dog is the Scottish Terrier mascot representing Carnegie Mellon University and its athletic teams.
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: Greyfriars Bobby
Target entity description: Greyfriars Bobby is a famous 19th-century Skye Terrier in Edinburgh renowned for reportedly guarding his owner's grave in Greyfriars Kirkyard for many years, becoming a symbol of loyalty and devotion.

A. Grey Friar
Grey Friar is a fell in England’s Lake District, known for its rugged terrain and panoramic views over the Southern Fells.
B. Ben of Howth
Ben of Howth is a prominent hill on Ireland’s Howth Head peninsula, known for its scenic coastal views and popular walking trails near Dublin.
C. Begbie
Begbie is a violent, unpredictable Scottish hardman and one of the central characters in Irvine Welsh’s Trainspotting universe.
D. Scotty the Scot
Scotty the Scot is the kilted Scottish warrior mascot representing Alma College’s Scottish heritage and athletic teams.
E. Scotty the Scottie Dog
Scotty the Scottie Dog is the Scottish Terrier mascot representing Carnegie Mellon University and its athletic teams.
F. None of above. chosen