Carreg Cennen Castle
E135325
Carreg Cennen Castle is a dramatic medieval hilltop fortress in southwest Wales, renowned for its striking clifftop setting and extensive ruins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Carreg Cennen Castle canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1030027 — 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: Carreg Cennen Castle Context triple: [Carmarthenshire, containsAttraction, Carreg Cennen Castle]
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A.
Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly Castle is a large 13th-century medieval fortress in South Wales, renowned for its extensive water defenses and status as one of the biggest castles in Britain.
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B.
St Donat’s Castle
St Donat’s Castle is a historic medieval fortress on the South Wales coast, best known as the long-time residence of American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and now home to the international boarding school Atlantic College.
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C.
Dolwyddelan Castle
Dolwyddelan Castle is a medieval Welsh fortress in Snowdonia, traditionally associated with the native prince Llywelyn the Great and commanding a strategic mountain pass.
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D.
Tintagel Castle
Tintagel Castle is a medieval cliff-top fortress in Cornwall, England, famed for its dramatic coastal ruins and legendary association with King Arthur.
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E.
Kidwelly Castle
Kidwelly Castle is a well-preserved medieval fortress in southwest Wales, noted for its imposing stone walls and strategic riverside location.
- 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: Carreg Cennen Castle Target entity description: Carreg Cennen Castle is a dramatic medieval hilltop fortress in southwest Wales, renowned for its striking clifftop setting and extensive ruins.
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A.
Caerphilly Castle
Caerphilly Castle is a large 13th-century medieval fortress in South Wales, renowned for its extensive water defenses and status as one of the biggest castles in Britain.
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B.
St Donat’s Castle
St Donat’s Castle is a historic medieval fortress on the South Wales coast, best known as the long-time residence of American newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst and now home to the international boarding school Atlantic College.
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C.
Dolwyddelan Castle
Dolwyddelan Castle is a medieval Welsh fortress in Snowdonia, traditionally associated with the native prince Llywelyn the Great and commanding a strategic mountain pass.
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D.
Tintagel Castle
Tintagel Castle is a medieval cliff-top fortress in Cornwall, England, famed for its dramatic coastal ruins and legendary association with King Arthur.
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E.
Kidwelly Castle
Kidwelly Castle is a well-preserved medieval fortress in southwest Wales, noted for its imposing stone walls and strategic riverside location.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
hilltop fortress ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ |
| builder |
Anglo-Norman lords
ⓘ
linked to:
Norman Marcher lords
|
| builtFor | John Giffard ⓘ |
| builtOn | limestone crag ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | local limestone ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
English Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of England
Lords of Deheubarth ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| demolishedBy | Yorkist forces ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 90 metres above the River Cennen ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
car park
ⓘ
farm shop ⓘ tea room ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapel
ⓘ
curtain walls ⓘ dungeon ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ hall range ⓘ inner ward ⓘ latrine turret ⓘ natural cave ⓘ outer ward ⓘ rock-cut passage ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inConflict |
Owain Glyndŵr rebellion
ⓘ
linked to:
Glyndŵr Rising
Welsh Wars of Independence ⓘ
linked to:
Welsh Wars
|
| knownFor |
cave beneath the castle
ⓘ
dramatic clifftop setting ⓘ extensive ruins ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Welsh ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Carmarthenshire
ⓘ
southwest Wales ⓘ
linked to:
West Wales
|
| locatedNear |
Llandeilo
ⓘ
Trapp ⓘ |
| managedBy | Cadw ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Cennen Rock ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks |
River Cennen
ⓘ
linked to:
River Gwendraeth
|
| ownedBy | a local farm ⓘ |
| partiallyDemolished | 1462 ⓘ |
| periodOfConstruction | late 13th century ⓘ |
| predecessorStructure |
earlier Welsh fortification
ⓘ
possible Roman site ⓘ |
| region |
Brecon Beacons area
ⓘ
linked to:
Brecon Beacons in Wales
|
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| viewOf |
Brecon Beacons National Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Bannau Brycheiniog National Park
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carreg Cennen Castle Description of subject: Carreg Cennen Castle is a dramatic medieval hilltop fortress in southwest Wales, renowned for its striking clifftop setting and extensive ruins.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.