Gwollu Slave Defence Wall
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The Gwollu Slave Defence Wall is a historic stone fortification in northern Ghana built in the 19th century to protect local communities from slave raiders.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gwollu Slave Defence Wall canonical | 4 |
| Gwollu Slave Defense Wall | 1 |
| Gwollu Slave Defense Wall (1840 wall) | 1 |
| Gwollu Slave Defense Wall (late 19th-century wall) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2518749 — 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: Gwollu Slave Defence Wall Context triple: [Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, supervises, Gwollu Slave Defence Wall]
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A.
Yerkapı rampart
Yerkapı rampart is a monumental defensive earthwork and stone structure forming part of the fortifications of the ancient Hittite capital at Hattusa in central Anatolia.
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B.
Musegg Wall
Musegg Wall is a well-preserved medieval city wall in Lucerne, Switzerland, known for its historic towers and panoramic views over the city and Lake Lucerne.
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C.
Malinta
Malinta is a barangay (village-level administrative division) of the municipality of Los Baños in the province of Laguna, Philippines.
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D.
Kale Fortress
Kale Fortress is a historic hilltop stronghold overlooking Skopje, North Macedonia, known for its medieval walls and panoramic views of the city.
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E.
Gonio Fortress
Gonio Fortress is an ancient Roman-Byzantine coastal stronghold near Batumi in Georgia’s Adjara region, renowned for its well-preserved walls and archaeological 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: Gwollu Slave Defence Wall Target entity description: The Gwollu Slave Defence Wall is a historic stone fortification in northern Ghana built in the 19th century to protect local communities from slave raiders.
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A.
Yerkapı rampart
Yerkapı rampart is a monumental defensive earthwork and stone structure forming part of the fortifications of the ancient Hittite capital at Hattusa in central Anatolia.
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B.
Musegg Wall
Musegg Wall is a well-preserved medieval city wall in Lucerne, Switzerland, known for its historic towers and panoramic views over the city and Lake Lucerne.
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C.
Malinta
Malinta is a barangay (village-level administrative division) of the municipality of Los Baños in the province of Laguna, Philippines.
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D.
Kale Fortress
Kale Fortress is a historic hilltop stronghold overlooking Skopje, North Macedonia, known for its medieval walls and panoramic views of the city.
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E.
Gonio Fortress
Gonio Fortress is an ancient Roman-Byzantine coastal stronghold near Batumi in Georgia’s Adjara region, renowned for its well-preserved walls and archaeological significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic fortification
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stone wall ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | open to visitors ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
anti-slavery resistance
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protection of indigenous populations ⓘ |
| builtForPurpose |
defence against slave raiders
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protection of local communities ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| category |
defensive wall
ⓘ
military architecture ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
mud
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| countryHistoryTopic | history of slavery in Ghana ⓘ |
| countryLanguageContext | English-speaking West Africa ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of resistance to slave raids ⓘ |
| district | Sissala West District ⓘ |
| era | pre-colonial Ghana ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
deterrent to slave raiding parties
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physical barrier ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | local heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | trans-Atlantic slave trade era ⓘ |
| historicalUse | defensive barrier ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ghana
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Gwollu ⓘ Sissala West District ⓘ Upper West Region ⓘ |
| managedBy | local community of Gwollu ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Gwollu Slave Graves
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Gwollu town shrine ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ghanaian cultural heritage
ⓘ
cultural heritage of Upper West Region ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Ghanaian tourism promotion materials
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studies on slave trade routes in northern Ghana ⓘ |
| tourismType |
dark tourism
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heritage tourism ⓘ |
| town | Gwollu ⓘ |
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Subject: Gwollu Slave Defence Wall Description of subject: The Gwollu Slave Defence Wall is a historic stone fortification in northern Ghana built in the 19th century to protect local communities from slave raiders.
Referenced by (7)
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