Raglan Castle
E162504
Raglan Castle is a grand late medieval and Tudor-era fortress in southeast Wales, renowned for its impressive ruins and distinctive hexagonal Great Tower.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Raglan Castle canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1288662 — 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: Raglan Castle Context triple: [Monmouthshire, containsSite, Raglan Castle]
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A.
Blackrock Castle
Blackrock Castle is a historic riverside fortification near Cork City that now serves as an observatory and science centre open to the public.
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B.
Stormont Castle
Stormont Castle is a historic government building in Belfast that serves as the main administrative headquarters and meeting place for Northern Ireland’s executive leadership.
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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.
Cyfarthfa Castle
Cyfarthfa Castle is a 19th-century mock-Gothic mansion in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, historically linked to the iron industry and now serving as a museum and public park.
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E.
Carlisle Castle
Carlisle Castle is a historic medieval fortress in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, that has served as a key military stronghold near the Anglo-Scottish border for centuries.
- 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: Raglan Castle Target entity description: Raglan Castle is a grand late medieval and Tudor-era fortress in southeast Wales, renowned for its impressive ruins and distinctive hexagonal Great Tower.
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A.
Blackrock Castle
Blackrock Castle is a historic riverside fortification near Cork City that now serves as an observatory and science centre open to the public.
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B.
Stormont Castle
Stormont Castle is a historic government building in Belfast that serves as the main administrative headquarters and meeting place for Northern Ireland’s executive leadership.
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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.
Cyfarthfa Castle
Cyfarthfa Castle is a 19th-century mock-Gothic mansion in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, historically linked to the iron industry and now serving as a museum and public park.
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E.
Carlisle Castle
Carlisle Castle is a historic medieval fortress in Carlisle, Cumbria, England, that has served as a key military stronghold near the Anglo-Scottish border for centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
fortified manor house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Tudor
ⓘ
late medieval ⓘ |
| besiegedBy | Parliamentarian forces ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Herbert family
ⓘ
William ap Thomas ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Monmouthshire
ⓘ
Ruined castles in Wales ⓘ Tourist attractions in Monmouthshire ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 15th century ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| event | English Civil War siege ⓘ |
| feature |
Great Tower
ⓘ
courtyards ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ great hall ⓘ long gallery ⓘ moat around the Great Tower ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Buttery and kitchens
ⓘ
Fountain Court ⓘ Pitched Stone Court ⓘ South Gate ⓘ chapel ⓘ |
| hasViewOver | surrounding countryside of Monmouthshire ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hexagonal Great Tower
ⓘ
impressive ruins ⓘ late medieval and Tudor architecture ⓘ |
| laterOwner |
Earls of Worcester
ⓘ
Marquesses of Worcester ⓘ Somerset family ⓘ |
| location |
Raglan, Monmouthshire, Wales
ⓘ
linked to:
Raglan
|
| managedBy | Cadw ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
ashlar masonry
ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ |
| near |
A449 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
town of Monmouth ⓘ
linked to:
Monmouth
|
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownership | Crown Estate ⓘ |
| partiallyDemolishedBy | Parliamentarian forces ⓘ |
| region |
Southeast Wales
ⓘ
linked to:
South East Wales
|
| surrenderedIn | 1646 ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | parkland ⓘ |
| tourism | popular visitor attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Raglan Castle Description of subject: Raglan Castle is a grand late medieval and Tudor-era fortress in southeast Wales, renowned for its impressive ruins and distinctive hexagonal Great Tower.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.