Cissbury Ring
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Cissbury Ring is a large Iron Age hill fort and prehistoric flint mine site in West Sussex, England, known for its extensive earthworks and archaeological significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cissbury Ring canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2457823 — 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: Cissbury Ring Context triple: [South Downs National Park, contains, Cissbury Ring]
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A.
Avebury
Avebury is a prehistoric village in Wiltshire, England, best known for its large Neolithic stone circle and surrounding ancient earthworks.
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B.
Holmbury Hill
Holmbury Hill is a prominent wooded hill and Iron Age hillfort site in Surrey, England, known for its extensive views over the surrounding countryside.
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C.
Maiden Castle hillfort
Maiden Castle hillfort is an ancient defensive earthwork located within the Lomond Hills of Fife, Scotland, notable for its prehistoric archaeological remains.
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D.
Solsbury Hill
Solsbury Hill is a folk-rock song by English musician Peter Gabriel, known for its distinctive 7/4 time signature and autobiographical lyrics about his departure from the band Genesis.
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E.
Glastonbury Tor
Glastonbury Tor is a prominent hill in southwest England crowned by the medieval St Michael’s Tower and steeped in myth, legend, and spiritual significance.
- 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: Cissbury Ring Target entity description: Cissbury Ring is a large Iron Age hill fort and prehistoric flint mine site in West Sussex, England, known for its extensive earthworks and archaeological significance.
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A.
Avebury
Avebury is a prehistoric village in Wiltshire, England, best known for its large Neolithic stone circle and surrounding ancient earthworks.
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B.
Holmbury Hill
Holmbury Hill is a prominent wooded hill and Iron Age hillfort site in Surrey, England, known for its extensive views over the surrounding countryside.
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C.
Maiden Castle hillfort
Maiden Castle hillfort is an ancient defensive earthwork located within the Lomond Hills of Fife, Scotland, notable for its prehistoric archaeological remains.
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D.
Solsbury Hill
Solsbury Hill is a folk-rock song by English musician Peter Gabriel, known for its distinctive 7/4 time signature and autobiographical lyrics about his departure from the band Genesis.
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E.
Glastonbury Tor
Glastonbury Tor is a prominent hill in southwest England crowned by the medieval St Michael’s Tower and steeped in myth, legend, and spiritual significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age hill fort
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archaeological site ⓘ prehistoric flint mine ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 184 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasAccessType | public footpaths ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf |
Iron Age occupation
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Neolithic flint mining ⓘ Roman activity ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | protected archaeological landscape ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ditches
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large circular earthworks ⓘ prehistoric flint mine shafts ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
chalk
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flint ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | name possibly derived from Saxon personal name or ‘Caesar’s fort’ folk etymology ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Chanctonbury Ring
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Findon Valley ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
English Channel
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South Downs ⓘ Worthing ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
largest hill forts in England
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largest hill forts in Sussex ⓘ |
| knownFor |
archaeological significance
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extensive earthworks ⓘ prehistoric flint mining ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Borough of Worthing
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linked to:
Worthing, West Sussex
England ⓘ West Sussex ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Worthing ⓘ |
| locatedOn | South Downs ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Trust ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | English Channel coastal plain ⓘ |
| partOf | South Downs National Park ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| topographicProminence | prominent hill on South Downs ridge ⓘ |
| usedAs | grazing land in modern times ⓘ |
| usedDuringPeriod |
Bronze Age
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Iron Age ⓘ Neolithic ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defensive purposes in Iron Age
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flint extraction in prehistory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cissbury Ring Description of subject: Cissbury Ring is a large Iron Age hill fort and prehistoric flint mine site in West Sussex, England, known for its extensive earthworks and archaeological significance.
Referenced by (6)
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