Kinnordy, Angus, Scotland
E30351
Kinnordy in Angus, Scotland, is a rural estate area best known as the birthplace of the influential 19th-century geologist Sir Charles Lyell.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kinnordy, Angus, Scotland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T80931 — 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: Kinnordy, Angus, Scotland Context triple: [Charles Lyell, birthPlace, Kinnordy, Angus, Scotland]
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A.
Forfarshire
Forfarshire is the former historic name of the Scottish county now known as Angus.
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B.
Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy is a coastal town on the east coast of Scotland, known historically for its linoleum industry and as one of the largest settlements in Fife.
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C.
Motherwell
Motherwell is a former industrial town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, historically known as a major center of the steel industry.
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D.
Fife
Fife is a historic council area and peninsula on Scotland’s east coast, known for its coastal towns, medieval heritage, and the university city of St Andrews.
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E.
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, in Fife, Scotland, is a historic town best known as the birthplace of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
- 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: Kinnordy, Angus, Scotland Target entity description: Kinnordy in Angus, Scotland, is a rural estate area best known as the birthplace of the influential 19th-century geologist Sir Charles Lyell.
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A.
Forfarshire
Forfarshire is the former historic name of the Scottish county now known as Angus.
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B.
Kirkcaldy
Kirkcaldy is a coastal town on the east coast of Scotland, known historically for its linoleum industry and as one of the largest settlements in Fife.
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C.
Motherwell
Motherwell is a former industrial town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, historically known as a major center of the steel industry.
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D.
Fife
Fife is a historic council area and peninsula on Scotland’s east coast, known for its coastal towns, medieval heritage, and the university city of St Andrews.
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E.
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, in Fife, Scotland, is a historic town best known as the birthplace of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
locality
ⓘ
rural estate ⓘ |
| administrativeArea | Angus council area ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lyell family ⓘ |
| birthplaceOf |
Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet
ⓘ
linked to:
Charles Lyell
Sir Charles Lyell ⓘ
linked to:
Charles Lyell
|
| coordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| daylightSavingTimeZone | BST ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
estate management
ⓘ
farming ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Kinnordy House
ⓘ
estate farmland ⓘ woodland ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | agricultural estate ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeType |
lowland farmland
ⓘ
wetland nearby ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Kinnordy Loch
ⓘ
RSPB Loch of Kinnordy nature reserve ⓘ |
| hasPostalArea |
DD (Dundee postcode area)
ⓘ
linked to:
Dundee
|
| historicalCounty | Forfarshire ⓘ |
| landUse | rural ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Angus
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kirriemuir ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Kirriemuir ⓘ |
| notableFor | birthplace of Sir Charles Lyell ⓘ |
| OSGridReference | NO364545 (approximate) ⓘ |
| region | eastern Scotland ⓘ |
| standardTimeZone | GMT ⓘ |
| timeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kinnordy, Angus, Scotland Description of subject: Kinnordy in Angus, Scotland, is a rural estate area best known as the birthplace of the influential 19th-century geologist Sir Charles Lyell.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.