Maiden Castle
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Maiden Castle is one of the largest and most impressive Iron Age hillforts in Europe, located near Dorchester in Dorset, England.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maiden Castle canonical | 6 |
| excavations at Maiden Castle | 2 |
| Maiden Castle, Dorset | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3339032 — 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: Maiden Castle Context triple: [Dorset, contains, Maiden Castle]
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A.
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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B.
Tintagel Castle
Tintagel Castle is a medieval cliff-top fortress in Cornwall, England, famed for its dramatic coastal ruins and legendary association with King Arthur.
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C.
Uffington Castle
Uffington Castle is an Iron Age hillfort in Oxfordshire, England, known for its impressive earthworks and proximity to the prehistoric Uffington White Horse.
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D.
Restormel Castle
Restormel Castle is a well-preserved circular medieval fortress in Cornwall, England, notable for its picturesque ruins and commanding views over the River Fowey valley.
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E.
Tilbury Fort
Tilbury Fort is a historic artillery fort on the north bank of the River Thames in Essex, England, best known for defending London from seaborne attack from the 16th century onwards.
- 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: Maiden Castle Target entity description: Maiden Castle is one of the largest and most impressive Iron Age hillforts in Europe, located near Dorchester in Dorset, England.
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A.
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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B.
Tintagel Castle
Tintagel Castle is a medieval cliff-top fortress in Cornwall, England, famed for its dramatic coastal ruins and legendary association with King Arthur.
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C.
Uffington Castle
Uffington Castle is an Iron Age hillfort in Oxfordshire, England, known for its impressive earthworks and proximity to the prehistoric Uffington White Horse.
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D.
Restormel Castle
Restormel Castle is a well-preserved circular medieval fortress in Cornwall, England, notable for its picturesque ruins and commanding views over the River Fowey valley.
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E.
Tilbury Fort
Tilbury Fort is a historic artillery fort on the north bank of the River Thames in Essex, England, best known for defending London from seaborne attack from the 16th century onwards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age hillfort
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| builtOver |
earlier Bronze Age barrows
ⓘ
earlier Neolithic enclosure ⓘ |
| constructedDuring | Iron Age ⓘ |
| contains |
burials
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evidence of roundhouse platforms ⓘ remains of a Romano-British temple ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| expandedIn |
early Iron Age
ⓘ
middle Iron Age ⓘ |
| governingBody | English Heritage ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeClassification | multivallate hillfort ⓘ |
| hasApproximateArea | about 19 hectares ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | about 1,000 metres ⓘ |
| hasApproximateWidth | about 500 metres ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf |
agricultural activity
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ intensive occupation in the Iron Age ⓘ trade contacts ⓘ |
| hasConservationConcern | erosion from visitor footfall ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPeriod |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Iron Age ⓘ Neolithic ⓘ Roman ⓘ
linked to:
Romanitas
|
| hasHeritageStatus | Scheduled Ancient Monument ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | possibly from Celtic meaning "great hill" or "fort" ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
complex eastern entrance
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deep defensive ditches ⓘ multiple concentric ramparts ⓘ western entrance ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryAccess | from a car park at the foot of the hill ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | surrounding Dorset countryside ⓘ |
| isManagedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
the largest hillforts in Europe
ⓘ
the most complex Iron Age hillforts in Britain ⓘ |
| isOpenTo | the public ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
academic research on Iron Age societies
ⓘ
extensive archaeological excavations ⓘ |
| isTouristAttractionIn | Dorset ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South West England
ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
|
| locatedOn | a hilltop ⓘ |
| location | near Dorchester, Dorset, England ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Dorchester ⓘ |
| region | Dorset ⓘ |
| usedUntil | Roman period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maiden Castle Description of subject: Maiden Castle is one of the largest and most impressive Iron Age hillforts in Europe, located near Dorchester in Dorset, England.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Maiden Castle
linked to: Maiden Castle
linked to: Maiden Castle