Duff House
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Duff House is an 18th-century Georgian mansion in Scotland, renowned as a historic country house and art gallery open to the public.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duff House canonical | 12 |
| Duff House estate | 2 |
| Duff House (attributed) | 1 |
| Duff House (completion work) | 1 |
| Duff House Royal Burgh of Banff and Macduff | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1883838 — 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: Duff House Context triple: [Aberdeenshire, contains, Duff House]
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A.
Haddo House
Haddo House is a grand 18th-century stately home in northeastern Scotland, renowned for its Palladian architecture, landscaped grounds, and historic association with the Gordon family.
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B.
Bute House
Bute House is the official residence and main working headquarters of Scotland’s First Minister, located in Edinburgh’s New Town.
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C.
Fauldhouse
Fauldhouse is a former mining village and small community in West Lothian, Scotland, known for its local heritage and rural surroundings.
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D.
Colonsay House
Colonsay House is a historic country house and estate on the Scottish island of Colonsay, noted for its extensive woodland gardens and rhododendron collections.
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E.
Kinneil Estate
Kinneil Estate is a historic parkland in central Scotland known for its Roman Antonine Wall remains, Kinneil House, and scenic walking trails.
- 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: Duff House Target entity description: Duff House is an 18th-century Georgian mansion in Scotland, renowned as a historic country house and art gallery open to the public.
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A.
Haddo House
Haddo House is a grand 18th-century stately home in northeastern Scotland, renowned for its Palladian architecture, landscaped grounds, and historic association with the Gordon family.
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B.
Bute House
Bute House is the official residence and main working headquarters of Scotland’s First Minister, located in Edinburgh’s New Town.
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C.
Fauldhouse
Fauldhouse is a former mining village and small community in West Lothian, Scotland, known for its local heritage and rural surroundings.
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D.
Colonsay House
Colonsay House is a historic country house and estate on the Scottish island of Colonsay, noted for its extensive woodland gardens and rhododendron collections.
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E.
Kinneil Estate
Kinneil Estate is a historic parkland in central Scotland known for its Roman Antonine Wall remains, Kinneil House, and scenic walking trails.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art gallery
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country house ⓘ historic house ⓘ listed building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | William Adam ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | William Duff, 1st Earl Fife ⓘ |
| category |
Art museums and galleries in Scotland
ⓘ
Country houses in Aberdeenshire ⓘ Historic house museums in Scotland ⓘ Museums in Aberdeenshire ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | William Duff, 1st Earl Fife ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1735 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| designedBy | William Adam ⓘ |
| function |
cultural venue
ⓘ
heritage attraction ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
National Galleries of Scotland art collection
ⓘ
linked to:
National Galleries of Scotland
decorative arts ⓘ historic furniture ⓘ landscape paintings ⓘ paintings ⓘ portraits ⓘ |
| hasPart |
formal gardens
ⓘ
woodland grounds ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Category A listed building
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Historic Environment Scotland listed building ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aberdeenshire
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Banff ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | banks of the River Deveron ⓘ |
| location |
Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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linked to:
Banffshire, Scotland
|
| managedBy |
Historic Environment Scotland
ⓘ
National Galleries of Scotland ⓘ |
| near | Moray Firth ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Georgian architecture
ⓘ
art collection ⓘ historic interiors ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Historic Environment Scotland
ⓘ
National Galleries of Scotland ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Duff House Royal Burgh of Banff and Macduff
ⓘ
linked to:
Duff House
|
| publicAccess | guided tours available ⓘ |
| use |
art gallery
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Duff House Description of subject: Duff House is an 18th-century Georgian mansion in Scotland, renowned as a historic country house and art gallery open to the public.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Linktown of Abbotshall
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