Old Fort of Fort William (ruins)
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The Old Fort of Fort William is the ruined remains of a 17th-century British military fortification in Fort William, Scotland, that once guarded the southwestern end of the Great Glen.
All labels observed (1)
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| Old Fort of Fort William (ruins) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1873725 — 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: Old Fort of Fort William (ruins) Context triple: [Fort William, hasBuilding, Old Fort of Fort William (ruins)]
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A.
Fort William Historical Park
Fort William Historical Park is a large living history museum in Thunder Bay, Ontario, that recreates a 19th-century fur trade post and Indigenous cultural site.
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B.
Fort Cataraqui
Fort Cataraqui was a historic French military fortification established in the late 17th century at the site of present-day Kingston, Ontario, to control access to the Great Lakes and the fur trade routes.
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C.
Fort Saint-Jean
Fort Saint-Jean is a historic coastal fortress in Marseille, France, guarding the entrance to the Old Port and now integrated into the MuCEM museum complex.
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D.
Fort Churchill
Fort Churchill was a 19th-century U.S. Army post in Nevada that served as a key military and supply station along overland emigrant and mail routes in the American West.
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E.
Fort George
Fort George is a massive 18th-century artillery fortress near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, built after the Jacobite rising and renowned as one of the most outstanding fortifications of its kind in Europe.
- 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: Old Fort of Fort William (ruins) Target entity description: The Old Fort of Fort William is the ruined remains of a 17th-century British military fortification in Fort William, Scotland, that once guarded the southwestern end of the Great Glen.
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A.
Fort William Historical Park
Fort William Historical Park is a large living history museum in Thunder Bay, Ontario, that recreates a 19th-century fur trade post and Indigenous cultural site.
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B.
Fort Cataraqui
Fort Cataraqui was a historic French military fortification established in the late 17th century at the site of present-day Kingston, Ontario, to control access to the Great Lakes and the fur trade routes.
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C.
Fort Saint-Jean
Fort Saint-Jean is a historic coastal fortress in Marseille, France, guarding the entrance to the Old Port and now integrated into the MuCEM museum complex.
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D.
Fort Churchill
Fort Churchill was a 19th-century U.S. Army post in Nevada that served as a key military and supply station along overland emigrant and mail routes in the American West.
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E.
Fort George
Fort George is a massive 18th-century artillery fortress near Inverness in the Scottish Highlands, built after the Jacobite rising and renowned as one of the most outstanding fortifications of its kind in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical site
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military fortification ⓘ ruined fort ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | bastioned fortification ⓘ |
| builtFor |
British government
ⓘ
linked to:
British authorities
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| category |
Forts in Scotland
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Military history of Scotland ⓘ
linked to:
Armed forces of the Kingdom of Scotland
Ruins in Highland ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 17th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| coordinates | 56.821°N 5.112°W ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentUse | tourist attraction ⓘ |
| demilitarization | 19th century ⓘ |
| function |
control of Highland clans
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military garrison ⓘ protection of government interests in the Highlands ⓘ |
| guards | southwestern end of the Great Glen ⓘ |
| hasCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bastions
ⓘ
curtain walls ⓘ ditch ⓘ earthworks ⓘ gateways ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inception | 1690 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fort William
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Highland ⓘ Lochaber ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ coastal area ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Great Glen
ⓘ
mouth of the River Nevis ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterbody | Loch Linnhe ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William III of England ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Inverness ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark | Ben Nevis ⓘ |
| originalName | Fort William ⓘ |
| owner | public ownership ⓘ |
| partOf | defensive network in the Great Glen ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Jacobite risings
ⓘ
Siege of Fort William (1746) ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Army ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | open site ⓘ |
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