Glenfinnan Viaduct
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Glenfinnan Viaduct is a historic Scottish railway viaduct famous for its sweeping concrete arches and appearances in the Harry Potter films.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glenfinnan Viaduct canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1873719 — 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: Glenfinnan Viaduct Context triple: [Fort William, hasNearbyAttraction, Glenfinnan Viaduct]
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A.
Skye Bridge
The Skye Bridge is a road bridge in northwest Scotland that carries the A87 over Loch Alsh, linking the mainland village of Kyle of Lochalsh with the Isle of Skye.
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B.
Spean Bridge
Spean Bridge is a village in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands, known as a key junction for road and rail routes and for its proximity to the Commando Memorial.
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C.
Tay Rail Bridge
The Tay Rail Bridge is a historic railway bridge in Scotland that carries trains across the Firth of Tay between Dundee and the county of Fife.
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D.
Carron Bridge
Carron Bridge is a historic crossing spanning the River Carron in Scotland, serving as a local transport link and notable landmark in the surrounding area.
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E.
Pulteney Bridge
Pulteney Bridge is an 18th-century stone bridge in Bath, England, famed for its elegant Georgian architecture and rare design featuring shops built across its full span on both sides.
- 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: Glenfinnan Viaduct Target entity description: Glenfinnan Viaduct is a historic Scottish railway viaduct famous for its sweeping concrete arches and appearances in the Harry Potter films.
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A.
Skye Bridge
The Skye Bridge is a road bridge in northwest Scotland that carries the A87 over Loch Alsh, linking the mainland village of Kyle of Lochalsh with the Isle of Skye.
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B.
Spean Bridge
Spean Bridge is a village in the Lochaber area of the Scottish Highlands, known as a key junction for road and rail routes and for its proximity to the Commando Memorial.
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C.
Tay Rail Bridge
The Tay Rail Bridge is a historic railway bridge in Scotland that carries trains across the Firth of Tay between Dundee and the county of Fife.
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D.
Carron Bridge
Carron Bridge is a historic crossing spanning the River Carron in Scotland, serving as a local transport link and notable landmark in the surrounding area.
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E.
Pulteney Bridge
Pulteney Bridge is an 18th-century stone bridge in Bath, England, famed for its elegant Georgian architecture and rare design featuring shops built across its full span on both sides.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concrete bridge
ⓘ
railway viaduct ⓘ |
| architect | Simpson & Wilson ⓘ |
| builtFor |
West Highland Railway
ⓘ
linked to:
West Highland Line railway
|
| category |
concrete bridges in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
railway bridges in Scotland ⓘ |
| connects |
Fort William
ⓘ
Mallaig ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1901 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | mass concrete without metal reinforcement ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1897 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| crosses |
River Finnan
ⓘ
valley of the River Finnan ⓘ |
| curveRadius | about 241 metres ⓘ |
| engineer | Simpson & Wilson ⓘ |
| famousFor | appearances in Harry Potter films ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 ⓘ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ⓘ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ⓘ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| height | approximately 30 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| length | approximately 380 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Glenfinnan
ⓘ
Highland council area ⓘ Lochaber ⓘ West Highlands ⓘ |
| material | mass concrete ⓘ |
| near |
Glenfinnan Monument
ⓘ
linked to:
Glenfinnan
Loch Shiel ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
21 equal-span concrete arches
ⓘ
sweeping curve ⓘ |
| numberOfArches | 21 ⓘ |
| opened | 1901 ⓘ |
| openedForTraffic | 1 April 1901 ⓘ |
| owner | Network Rail ⓘ |
| partOf | West Highland Line ⓘ |
| partOfRoute |
Fort William to Mallaig railway
ⓘ
linked to:
West Highland Line railway
|
| railwayLine | West Highland Line ⓘ |
| region | Lochaber, Highland, Scotland ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Caledonian Sleeper (indirectly on the same line section)
ⓘ
linked to:
Caledonian Sleeper
ScotRail services ⓘ
linked to:
ScotRail
The Jacobite steam train ⓘ
linked to:
Jacobite steam train service
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glenfinnan Viaduct Description of subject: Glenfinnan Viaduct is a historic Scottish railway viaduct famous for its sweeping concrete arches and appearances in the Harry Potter films.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
West Highland railway line (nearby along western shore)
subject linked to:
West Highland Line railway