Old Royal High School

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former school historic building listed building neoclassical building

The Old Royal High School is a prominent 19th-century neoclassical former school building in Edinburgh, Scotland, noted for its architectural significance and historic role in Scottish education and civic life.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Royal High School, Edinburgh	17
Old Royal High School, Edinburgh	5
Old Royal High School canonical	2
Old Royal High School (former Royal High School of Edinburgh)	1
Royal High School of Edinburgh	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3386754 — 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: Old Royal High School
Context triple: [Calton Hill, hasStructure, Old Royal High School]

A. High School of Edinburgh
The High School of Edinburgh is a historic and prestigious secondary school in Edinburgh, Scotland, known for educating many prominent figures in Scottish public life.
B. Kilmarnock Academy
Kilmarnock Academy is a secondary school in Kilmarnock, Scotland, known for serving the local community with comprehensive education for young people.
C. Inverkeithing High School
Inverkeithing High School is a secondary school in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland, serving students from the town and surrounding areas.
D. Coatbridge High School
Coatbridge High School is a secondary education institution serving pupils from the town of Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
E. Dumfries Academy
Dumfries Academy is a historic secondary school in Dumfries, Scotland, known for educating notable figures including author J. M. Barrie.
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: Old Royal High School
Target entity description: The Old Royal High School is a prominent 19th-century neoclassical former school building in Edinburgh, Scotland, noted for its architectural significance and historic role in Scottish education and civic life.

A. High School of Edinburgh
The High School of Edinburgh is a historic and prestigious secondary school in Edinburgh, Scotland, known for educating many prominent figures in Scottish public life.
B. Kilmarnock Academy
Kilmarnock Academy is a secondary school in Kilmarnock, Scotland, known for serving the local community with comprehensive education for young people.
C. Inverkeithing High School
Inverkeithing High School is a secondary school in Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland, serving students from the town and surrounding areas.
D. Coatbridge High School
Coatbridge High School is a secondary education institution serving pupils from the town of Coatbridge in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
E. Dumfries Academy
Dumfries Academy is a historic secondary school in Dumfries, Scotland, known for educating notable figures including author J. M. Barrie.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former school ⓘ historic building ⓘ listed building ⓘ neoclassical building ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
associatedWith	Scottish civic life ⓘ Scottish education ⓘ
category	19th-century architecture in the United Kingdom ⓘ neoclassical architecture in Scotland ⓘ school buildings in Scotland ⓘ
city	City of Edinburgh ⓘ linked to: Edinburgh
country	Scotland ⓘ
designedBy	Thomas Hamilton ⓘ
hasAlternativeName	Royal High School, Calton Hill ⓘ
hasArchitecturalFeature	Ionic columns ⓘ elevated terrace ⓘ grand central portico ⓘ monumental staircases ⓘ symmetrical façade ⓘ
hasConservationStatus	protected historic environment asset ⓘ
hasViewOf	Arthur’s Seat ⓘ Edinburgh Old Town ⓘ linked to: Old Town of Edinburgh Firth of Forth ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Category A listed building ⓘ
inception	1820s ⓘ
influenced	perceptions of Edinburgh as the "Athens of the North" ⓘ
locatedIn	Calton Hill ⓘ Edinburgh ⓘ
materialUsed	sandstone ⓘ
notedFor	architectural significance ⓘ historic role in Scottish education ⓘ prominent position on Calton Hill ⓘ
opened	1829 ⓘ
originalFunction	school building ⓘ
originalOccupant	Royal High School of Edinburgh ⓘ linked to: Old Royal High School
overlooks	New Town, Edinburgh ⓘ linked to: New Town Princes Street ⓘ
partOf	Edinburgh World Heritage Site setting ⓘ linked to: Old and New Towns of Edinburgh
region	Lothian ⓘ
replaced	earlier Royal High School buildings on High School Yards ⓘ
significance	landmark of Edinburgh’s neoclassical cityscape ⓘ
significantPeriod	19th century ⓘ
usedAs	ceremonial venue ⓘ civic building ⓘ school ⓘ

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