Bressay Lighthouse
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Bressay Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the island of Bressay in Shetland, Scotland, guiding ships entering Lerwick Harbour since the mid-19th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bressay Lighthouse canonical | 4 |
| Bressay Lighthouse at Kirkabister Ness | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1202518 — 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: Bressay Lighthouse Context triple: [Bressay, hasLighthouse, Bressay Lighthouse]
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A.
Nobbys Lighthouse
Nobbys Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon situated on Nobbys Head at the entrance to Newcastle Harbour in New South Wales, Australia.
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B.
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the southern tip of England’s Isle of Wight, guiding ships through the English Channel.
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C.
Elie Lighthouse
Elie Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon near the village of Elie in Fife, Scotland, guiding ships along the Firth of Forth.
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D.
Fidra Lighthouse
Fidra Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located on the uninhabited island of Fidra in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, guiding maritime traffic in the surrounding waters.
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E.
Gibraltar Point Lighthouse
Gibraltar Point Lighthouse is a historic early-19th-century stone lighthouse located on the Toronto Islands, known as one of the oldest surviving lighthouses on the Great Lakes.
- 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: Bressay Lighthouse Target entity description: Bressay Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the island of Bressay in Shetland, Scotland, guiding ships entering Lerwick Harbour since the mid-19th century.
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A.
Nobbys Lighthouse
Nobbys Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon situated on Nobbys Head at the entrance to Newcastle Harbour in New South Wales, Australia.
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B.
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the southern tip of England’s Isle of Wight, guiding ships through the English Channel.
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C.
Elie Lighthouse
Elie Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon near the village of Elie in Fife, Scotland, guiding ships along the Firth of Forth.
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D.
Fidra Lighthouse
Fidra Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located on the uninhabited island of Fidra in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, guiding maritime traffic in the surrounding waters.
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E.
Gibraltar Point Lighthouse
Gibraltar Point Lighthouse is a historic early-19th-century stone lighthouse located on the Toronto Islands, known as one of the oldest surviving lighthouses on the Great Lakes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ navigational aid ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Stevenson lighthouse design ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Stevenson family of lighthouse engineers
ⓘ
linked to:
Robert Stevenson
|
| builtFor | safe navigation of vessels approaching Lerwick ⓘ |
| category | Lighthouses in Shetland ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1854 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| designedBy |
David Stevenson
ⓘ
Thomas Stevenson ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| faces | approaches to Lerwick Harbour ⓘ |
| function | marine navigation ⓘ |
| hasColour |
red lantern
ⓘ
white tower ⓘ |
| hasFocalPlaneHeight | approximately 46 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasFogSignal | historically yes ⓘ |
| hasKeeperCottages | yes ⓘ |
| hasLantern | yes ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Lerwick Harbour
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed building ⓘ |
| inception | 1858 ⓘ |
| keeperCottagesUse | visitor accommodation ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white light ⓘ |
| lightRange | approximately 20 nautical miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bressay
ⓘ
Lerwick Harbour entrance ⓘ
linked to:
Lerwick Harbour
North Sea ⓘ Shetland Islands ⓘ
linked to:
Shetland
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInArchipelago | Shetland ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | North Sea approaches to Shetland ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lerwick ⓘ |
| locatedOn | east coast of Bressay ⓘ |
| managedBy | Northern Lighthouse Board ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland | Mainland, Shetland ⓘ |
| originalManagingOrganisation | Northern Lighthouse Board ⓘ |
| partOf | network of Scottish lighthouses ⓘ |
| protectsShippingTo | Lerwick ⓘ |
| purpose | to guide ships entering Lerwick Harbour ⓘ |
| region | Shetland ⓘ |
| status | active lighthouse ⓘ |
| towerShape | cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1858 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bressay Lighthouse Description of subject: Bressay Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the island of Bressay in Shetland, Scotland, guiding ships entering Lerwick Harbour since the mid-19th century.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Bressay Lighthouse