Military Survey of Scotland
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The Military Survey of Scotland was an 18th-century comprehensive mapping project of Scotland, directed by William Roy, that laid important groundwork for modern British cartography and the Ordnance Survey.
All labels observed (1)
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| Military Survey of Scotland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22361569 — 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: Military Survey of Scotland Context triple: [William Roy, knownFor, Military Survey of Scotland]
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A.
Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland
The Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland is an official register that identifies, documents, and helps protect nationally important battlefield sites across Scotland for their historical and cultural significance.
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B.
Scottish army
The Scottish army was the military force of the Kingdom of Scotland, composed of feudal levies and later more organized formations, that fought in numerous medieval conflicts including the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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C.
Armed forces of the Kingdom of Scotland
The Armed forces of the Kingdom of Scotland were the historical military institutions of the independent Scottish state, encompassing its land armies and naval forces prior to the 1707 Union with England.
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D.
Highland levies
Highland levies were irregular Scottish Highland troops raised from clan territories to provide auxiliary military support, especially in earlier periods of Scottish warfare.
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E.
Scottish military district
The Scottish military district was a regional command area of the British Army responsible for overseeing military administration, operations, and defense within Scotland.
- 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: Military Survey of Scotland Target entity description: The Military Survey of Scotland was an 18th-century comprehensive mapping project of Scotland, directed by William Roy, that laid important groundwork for modern British cartography and the Ordnance Survey.
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A.
Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland
The Inventory of Historic Battlefields in Scotland is an official register that identifies, documents, and helps protect nationally important battlefield sites across Scotland for their historical and cultural significance.
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B.
Scottish army
The Scottish army was the military force of the Kingdom of Scotland, composed of feudal levies and later more organized formations, that fought in numerous medieval conflicts including the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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C.
Armed forces of the Kingdom of Scotland
The Armed forces of the Kingdom of Scotland were the historical military institutions of the independent Scottish state, encompassing its land armies and naval forces prior to the 1707 Union with England.
-
D.
Highland levies
Highland levies were irregular Scottish Highland troops raised from clan territories to provide auxiliary military support, especially in earlier periods of Scottish warfare.
-
E.
Scottish military district
The Scottish military district was a regional command area of the British Army responsible for overseeing military administration, operations, and defense within Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
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