Troon Harbour
E222097
Troon Harbour is a coastal port facility in the town of Troon on Scotland’s west coast, historically important for fishing, ferry services, and maritime trade.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Troon Harbour canonical | 5 |
| Troon harbour | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1992041 — 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: Troon Harbour Context triple: [Troon, Scotland, hasHarbour, Troon Harbour]
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A.
Montrose Harbour
Montrose Harbour is a historic port on the east coast of Scotland, serving as a commercial and fishing harbour for the town of Montrose.
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B.
Cook's Bay
Cook's Bay is the southernmost bay of Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada, known for recreational boating and fishing.
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C.
Youngs Bay
Youngs Bay is a coastal estuary in northwestern Oregon where the Youngs and Lewis and Clark rivers meet the Columbia River near Astoria.
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D.
St Andrews Harbour
St Andrews Harbour is the historic small fishing and leisure port of the coastal town of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland, known for its picturesque setting and maritime heritage.
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E.
Douglas Harbour
Douglas Harbour is the principal port and maritime gateway of the Isle of Man, serving as its key hub for passenger and freight transport.
- 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: Troon Harbour Target entity description: Troon Harbour is a coastal port facility in the town of Troon on Scotland’s west coast, historically important for fishing, ferry services, and maritime trade.
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A.
Montrose Harbour
Montrose Harbour is a historic port on the east coast of Scotland, serving as a commercial and fishing harbour for the town of Montrose.
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B.
Cook's Bay
Cook's Bay is the southernmost bay of Lake Simcoe in Ontario, Canada, known for recreational boating and fishing.
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C.
Youngs Bay
Youngs Bay is a coastal estuary in northwestern Oregon where the Youngs and Lewis and Clark rivers meet the Columbia River near Astoria.
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D.
St Andrews Harbour
St Andrews Harbour is the historic small fishing and leisure port of the coastal town of St Andrews in Fife, Scotland, known for its picturesque setting and maritime heritage.
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E.
Douglas Harbour
Douglas Harbour is the principal port and maritime gateway of the Isle of Man, serving as its key hub for passenger and freight transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
harbour
ⓘ
port ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in South Ayrshire
ⓘ
Ports and harbours of Scotland ⓘ Transport in South Ayrshire ⓘ |
| coast |
Firth of Clyde coast
ⓘ
linked to:
Ayrshire coast
|
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
cargo handling
ⓘ
commercial shipping ⓘ ferry operations ⓘ fishing ⓘ marine services ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cargo port
ⓘ
ferry port ⓘ fishing port ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
cargo berths
ⓘ
ferry berths ⓘ fishing berths ⓘ harbour breakwaters ⓘ harbour quays ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
centre for fishing industry
ⓘ
centre for maritime trade ⓘ ferry terminal ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Ayrshire
ⓘ
Troon ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Firth of Clyde
ⓘ
west coast of Scotland ⓘ |
| nearbyAirport | Glasgow Prestwick Airport ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Glasgow ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Associated British Ports ⓘ |
| partOf | Port of Troon ⓘ |
| region | Ayrshire ⓘ |
| serves |
Ayrshire region
ⓘ
linked to:
Ayrshire
town of Troon ⓘ |
| transportConnection |
railway services at Troon railway station
ⓘ
road access via A78 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bulk cargo handling
ⓘ
fishing vessel operations ⓘ roll-on roll-off ferry services ⓘ timber handling ⓘ |
| waterway | Firth of Clyde ⓘ |
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: Troon Harbour Description of subject: Troon Harbour is a coastal port facility in the town of Troon on Scotland’s west coast, historically important for fishing, ferry services, and maritime trade.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Troon Harbour
subject linked to:
South Ayrshire Council area
linked to: Troon Harbour
linked to: Troon Harbour