Monnow Bridge
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Monnow Bridge is a historic medieval stone bridge and gatehouse spanning the River Monnow in Monmouth, Wales, and is one of the last remaining fortified river bridges in Britain.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monnow Bridge canonical | 4 |
| Monnow Bridge at Monmouth | 1 |
| Monnow Bridge, Monmouth | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1325937 — 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: Monnow Bridge Context triple: [Monmouth, hasLandmark, Monnow Bridge]
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A.
Chepstow Bridge
Chepstow Bridge is a historic cast-iron road bridge spanning the River Wye between Chepstow in Wales and Gloucestershire in England.
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B.
Cobham Bridge
Cobham Bridge is a road bridge in Surrey, England, that carries traffic across the River Mole near the village of Cobham.
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C.
Swilcan Bridge
Swilcan Bridge is a small, historic stone footbridge on the 18th hole of the Old Course at St Andrews, iconic in golf for the traditional photographs of players crossing it.
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D.
Pontypridd Old Bridge
Pontypridd Old Bridge is a historic 18th-century stone arch bridge in Pontypridd, Wales, renowned for its once-record-breaking single-span design.
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E.
Pooley Bridge
Pooley Bridge is a small Cumbrian village at the northern end of Ullswater in England’s Lake District, known as a popular tourist base for lakeside walks and boat trips.
- 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: Monnow Bridge Target entity description: Monnow Bridge is a historic medieval stone bridge and gatehouse spanning the River Monnow in Monmouth, Wales, and is one of the last remaining fortified river bridges in Britain.
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A.
Chepstow Bridge
Chepstow Bridge is a historic cast-iron road bridge spanning the River Wye between Chepstow in Wales and Gloucestershire in England.
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B.
Cobham Bridge
Cobham Bridge is a road bridge in Surrey, England, that carries traffic across the River Mole near the village of Cobham.
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C.
Swilcan Bridge
Swilcan Bridge is a small, historic stone footbridge on the 18th hole of the Old Course at St Andrews, iconic in golf for the traditional photographs of players crossing it.
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D.
Pontypridd Old Bridge
Pontypridd Old Bridge is a historic 18th-century stone arch bridge in Pontypridd, Wales, renowned for its once-record-breaking single-span design.
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E.
Pooley Bridge
Pooley Bridge is a small Cumbrian village at the northern end of Ullswater in England’s Lake District, known as a popular tourist base for lakeside walks and boat trips.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Grade I listed building
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fortified bridge ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ stone bridge ⓘ |
| builtFor |
defensive purposes
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river crossing ⓘ |
| bypassedBy | modern road bridge over the River Monnow ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges in Monmouthshire
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Fortified bridges in Europe ⓘ Gatehouses in the United Kingdom ⓘ Grade I listed bridges in Wales ⓘ Scheduled monuments in Monmouthshire ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | late 13th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 13th century ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | River Monnow ⓘ |
| currentUse | pedestrian bridge ⓘ |
| function | road bridge ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arrow slits
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battlements ⓘ machicolations ⓘ pedestrian walkway ⓘ stone parapets ⓘ |
| hasGateways | two arched openings through the gatehouse ⓘ |
| hasPart |
gatehouse
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single arch ⓘ |
| hasRoof | pitched roof over gatehouse ⓘ |
| hasWindows | small mullioned windows in gatehouse ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade I listed ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Monmouthshire
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Wales ⓘ |
| location | Monmouth ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Monmouthshire County Council ⓘ |
| material | Old Red Sandstone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the last remaining fortified river bridges in Britain
ⓘ
medieval gate-tower over the roadway ⓘ |
| numberOfArches | 1 ⓘ |
| originalUse |
toll collection point
ⓘ
town gate ⓘ |
| owner | Monmouthshire County Council ⓘ |
| partOf | historic town of Monmouth ⓘ |
| roadTrafficDiverted | 2004 ⓘ |
| style | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| usedFor | defence of Monmouth ⓘ |
| width | single carriageway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monnow Bridge Description of subject: Monnow Bridge is a historic medieval stone bridge and gatehouse spanning the River Monnow in Monmouth, Wales, and is one of the last remaining fortified river bridges in Britain.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Monnow Bridge
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