Tiree
E25025
Tiree is a small, low-lying Hebridean island off Scotland’s west coast, known for its sandy beaches, sunshine, and strong windsurfing conditions.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tiree canonical | 29 |
| Isle of Tiree | 22 |
| island of Tiree | 4 |
| ISLE OF TIREE | 1 |
| Tir a’Mhurain: Outer Hebrides | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T134895 — 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: Tiree Context triple: [Scottish Islands, hasPart, Tiree]
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A.
Eigg
Eigg is a small, community-owned island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, known for its striking volcanic landscapes and pioneering renewable energy system.
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B.
Gigha
Gigha is a small, fertile island off the west coast of Kintyre in Scotland, known for its mild climate, sandy beaches, and community-owned estate.
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C.
Arran
Arran is a Scottish island in the Firth of Clyde known for its rugged mountains, scenic coastline, and rich archaeological and cultural heritage.
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D.
Isle of Skye
The Isle of Skye is a rugged and scenic island off Scotland’s west coast, famed for its dramatic mountains, sea cliffs, and rich Gaelic heritage.
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E.
North Uist
North Uist is a large, sparsely populated island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, known for its rugged coastline, sandy beaches, and rich birdlife.
- 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: Tiree Target entity description: Tiree is a small, low-lying Hebridean island off Scotland’s west coast, known for its sandy beaches, sunshine, and strong windsurfing conditions.
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A.
Eigg
Eigg is a small, community-owned island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, known for its striking volcanic landscapes and pioneering renewable energy system.
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B.
Gigha
Gigha is a small, fertile island off the west coast of Kintyre in Scotland, known for its mild climate, sandy beaches, and community-owned estate.
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C.
Arran
Arran is a Scottish island in the Firth of Clyde known for its rugged mountains, scenic coastline, and rich archaeological and cultural heritage.
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D.
Isle of Skye
The Isle of Skye is a rugged and scenic island off Scotland’s west coast, famed for its dramatic mountains, sea cliffs, and rich Gaelic heritage.
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E.
North Uist
North Uist is a large, sparsely populated island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, known for its rugged coastline, sandy beaches, and rich birdlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hebridean island
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Scottish island ⓘ island ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Argyll and Bute Council ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
birdwatching
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cycling ⓘ kitesurfing ⓘ walking ⓘ windsurfing ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Tiree Airport ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
low-lying
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small ⓘ sunny ⓘ windy ⓘ |
| hasClimate | oceanic climate ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
Tiree Music Festival
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Tiree Wave Classic ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
low-lying landscape
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machair grassland ⓘ white sandy beaches ⓘ |
| hasIndustry |
agriculture
ⓘ
crofting ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland |
Coll
ⓘ
Mull ⓘ |
| hasReputation | one of the sunniest places in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Balemartine
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Crossapol ⓘ Hynish ⓘ Scarinish ⓘ |
| knownFor |
crofting
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high levels of sunshine ⓘ sandy beaches ⓘ strong windsurfing conditions ⓘ surfing ⓘ traditional Gaelic culture ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
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Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Argyll and Bute
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Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Inner Hebrides ⓘ |
| offCoastOf | west coast of Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Caledonian MacBrayne ferry services
ⓘ
linked to:
Caledonian MacBrayne
|
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Tiree Description of subject: Tiree is a small, low-lying Hebridean island off Scotland’s west coast, known for its sandy beaches, sunshine, and strong windsurfing conditions.
Referenced by (57)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tiree
linked to: Tiree
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linked to: Tiree
linked to: Tiree
linked to: Tiree
linked to: Tiree
subject linked to:
council area of Argyll and Bute
linked to: Tiree
linked to: Tiree
linked to: Tiree
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linked to: Tiree
subject linked to:
Stewart MacLennan
linked to: Tiree