Laird of Edzell
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The Laird of Edzell was the hereditary title borne by the Lindsay family who owned and ruled the Edzell estate in Angus, Scotland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baron of Edzell | 1 |
| Laird of Edzell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20492874 — 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: Laird of Edzell Context triple: [Lindsays of Edzell, heldTitle, Laird of Edzell]
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A.
Laird of Kinnaird
The Laird of Kinnaird is the hereditary Scottish landowning lord associated with the Kinnaird estate, historically held by members of the Carnegie family.
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B.
Laird of Leys
The Laird of Leys is the traditional chief and principal landholding title associated with the Scottish Clan Burnett.
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C.
Laird of Fordell
The Laird of Fordell was the hereditary Scottish landowning title associated with the Fordell estate, historically held by members of the Brown family such as Sir John Brown of Fordell.
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D.
Laird of Dun
Laird of Dun was a Scottish feudal title associated with the Erskine family estate at Dun in Angus, historically held by prominent figures in the Scottish Reformation.
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E.
Maclean of Pennycross
Maclean of Pennycross is a distinguished cadet branch of the historic Scottish Clan Maclean, traditionally associated with the Isle of Mull and the Hebrides.
- 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: Laird of Edzell Target entity description: The Laird of Edzell was the hereditary title borne by the Lindsay family who owned and ruled the Edzell estate in Angus, Scotland.
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A.
Laird of Kinnaird
The Laird of Kinnaird is the hereditary Scottish landowning lord associated with the Kinnaird estate, historically held by members of the Carnegie family.
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B.
Laird of Leys
The Laird of Leys is the traditional chief and principal landholding title associated with the Scottish Clan Burnett.
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C.
Laird of Fordell
The Laird of Fordell was the hereditary Scottish landowning title associated with the Fordell estate, historically held by members of the Brown family such as Sir John Brown of Fordell.
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D.
Laird of Dun
Laird of Dun was a Scottish feudal title associated with the Erskine family estate at Dun in Angus, historically held by prominent figures in the Scottish Reformation.
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E.
Maclean of Pennycross
Maclean of Pennycross is a distinguished cadet branch of the historic Scottish Clan Maclean, traditionally associated with the Isle of Mull and the Hebrides.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Laird of Edzell