Lydney Park Roman temple
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Lydney Park Roman temple is a Romano-British religious complex in Gloucestershire, England, best known for its temple dedicated to the god Nodens and its rich archaeological finds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lydney Park Roman temple canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3447202 — 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: Lydney Park Roman temple Context triple: [Lydney, hasLandmark, Lydney Park Roman temple]
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A.
Roman Theatre of Verulamium
The Roman Theatre of Verulamium is a partially reconstructed open-air Roman theatre and archaeological site in St Albans, England, notable as one of the few visible remains of the ancient town of Verulamium.
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B.
Richborough Roman Fort
Richborough Roman Fort is a major archaeological site in Kent, England, that preserves the remains of a significant Roman military and port complex marking one of the main entry points of Roman Britain.
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C.
Roman Temple of Sulis Minerva
The Roman Temple of Sulis Minerva was an ancient sanctuary in Bath, England, dedicated to the syncretic goddess Sulis Minerva and central to the religious life of the Roman bath complex there.
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D.
Segedunum Roman Fort
Segedunum Roman Fort is a well-preserved Roman military fort and museum at the eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall in Wallsend, England.
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E.
Bignor Roman Villa
Bignor Roman Villa is a large, well-preserved Roman courtyard villa in West Sussex, England, renowned for its extensive and intricate mosaic floors.
- 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: Lydney Park Roman temple Target entity description: Lydney Park Roman temple is a Romano-British religious complex in Gloucestershire, England, best known for its temple dedicated to the god Nodens and its rich archaeological finds.
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A.
Roman Theatre of Verulamium
The Roman Theatre of Verulamium is a partially reconstructed open-air Roman theatre and archaeological site in St Albans, England, notable as one of the few visible remains of the ancient town of Verulamium.
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B.
Richborough Roman Fort
Richborough Roman Fort is a major archaeological site in Kent, England, that preserves the remains of a significant Roman military and port complex marking one of the main entry points of Roman Britain.
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C.
Roman Temple of Sulis Minerva
The Roman Temple of Sulis Minerva was an ancient sanctuary in Bath, England, dedicated to the syncretic goddess Sulis Minerva and central to the religious life of the Roman bath complex there.
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D.
Segedunum Roman Fort
Segedunum Roman Fort is a well-preserved Roman military fort and museum at the eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall in Wallsend, England.
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E.
Bignor Roman Villa
Bignor Roman Villa is a large, well-preserved Roman courtyard villa in West Sussex, England, renowned for its extensive and intricate mosaic floors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman temple
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Romano-British religious complex ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Romano-Celtic temple ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Nodens ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culture | Romano-British ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Nodens ⓘ |
| deityTypeOfNodens |
healing god
ⓘ
hunting god ⓘ sea god ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1805 ⓘ |
| endTime | early 5th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Mortimer Wheeler
ⓘ
Tessa Wheeler ⓘ |
| excavationDirectedBy | R. E. M. Wheeler ⓘ |
| function |
healing sanctuary
ⓘ
pilgrimage centre ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSiteType |
sanctuary
ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
basilica-like building
ⓘ
baths ⓘ boundary walls ⓘ courtyard ⓘ guest house ⓘ processional ways ⓘ temple building ⓘ well or water feature ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Forest of Dean ⓘ Gloucestershire ⓘ Lydney Park ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
River Severn
ⓘ
linked to:
Severn
|
| locatedOn | hilltop promontory ⓘ |
| majorExcavation | 1928–1929 ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Lydney ⓘ |
| notableFind |
bronze figurines
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coins ⓘ curse tablets ⓘ inscribed bronze plaques ⓘ inscriptions to Nodens ⓘ jewellery ⓘ mosaics ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | Severn Estuary ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lydney Park estate
ⓘ
linked to:
Lydney Park
|
| period | Roman Britain ⓘ |
| region |
South West England
ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
|
| religion | Romano-Celtic religion ⓘ |
| startTime | late 3rd century ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Lydney Park Roman temple Description of subject: Lydney Park Roman temple is a Romano-British religious complex in Gloucestershire, England, best known for its temple dedicated to the god Nodens and its rich archaeological finds.
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