Weoley Castle
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Weoley Castle is a medieval fortified manor house and archaeological site in Birmingham, England, notable for its well-preserved ruins and historical significance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Weoley Castle canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4558482 — 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: Weoley Castle Context triple: [Birmingham Museums Trust, operates, Weoley Castle]
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A.
Rowlands Castle
Rowlands Castle is a village in Hampshire, England, known for its large village green, nearby woodland and golf courses, and its location on the Portsmouth Direct Line railway.
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B.
Kidwelly Castle
Kidwelly Castle is a well-preserved medieval fortress in southwest Wales, noted for its imposing stone walls and strategic riverside location.
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C.
Hawarden Castle
Hawarden Castle is a historic country house in Flintshire, Wales, best known as the longtime residence and final home of British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone.
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D.
Bolingbroke Castle
Bolingbroke Castle is a medieval fortification in Lincolnshire, England, best known as the birthplace and ancestral seat of King Henry IV.
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E.
Dolwyddelan Castle
Dolwyddelan Castle is a medieval Welsh fortress in Snowdonia, traditionally associated with the native prince Llywelyn the Great and commanding a strategic mountain pass.
- 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: Weoley Castle Target entity description: Weoley Castle is a medieval fortified manor house and archaeological site in Birmingham, England, notable for its well-preserved ruins and historical significance.
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A.
Rowlands Castle
Rowlands Castle is a village in Hampshire, England, known for its large village green, nearby woodland and golf courses, and its location on the Portsmouth Direct Line railway.
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B.
Kidwelly Castle
Kidwelly Castle is a well-preserved medieval fortress in southwest Wales, noted for its imposing stone walls and strategic riverside location.
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C.
Hawarden Castle
Hawarden Castle is a historic country house in Flintshire, Wales, best known as the longtime residence and final home of British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone.
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D.
Bolingbroke Castle
Bolingbroke Castle is a medieval fortification in Lincolnshire, England, best known as the birthplace and ancestral seat of King Henry IV.
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E.
Dolwyddelan Castle
Dolwyddelan Castle is a medieval Welsh fortress in Snowdonia, traditionally associated with the native prince Llywelyn the Great and commanding a strategic mountain pass.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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fortified manor house ⓘ historic ruin ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Botetourt family
ⓘ
Jervoise family ⓘ de Somery family ⓘ |
| builtFor | lords of the manor of Weoley ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in the West Midlands
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Castles in Birmingham, West Midlands ⓘ Scheduled monuments in the West Midlands ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 13th century ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| function |
centre of local estate management
ⓘ
residence of local lord ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalExcavation | yes ⓘ |
| hasCondition | ruined ⓘ |
| hasPart |
courtyard
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curtain walls ⓘ domestic ranges ⓘ earthworks ⓘ foundations of hall ⓘ gatehouse remains ⓘ kitchen range foundations ⓘ moat ⓘ service buildings foundations ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Ancient Monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Birmingham
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Birmingham suburb of Weoley Castle ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Weoley Castle ward ⓘ West Midlands ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bourn Brook
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Northfield ⓘ Selly Oak ⓘ |
| managedBy | Birmingham Museums Trust ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
stone
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timber ⓘ |
| notableFor |
educational visits
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evidence of medieval domestic life ⓘ substantial masonry remains ⓘ well-preserved medieval earthworks ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Birmingham City Council ⓘ |
| significantModification | 14th century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative centre of manor
ⓘ
fortified residence ⓘ manor house ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Weoley Castle Description of subject: Weoley Castle is a medieval fortified manor house and archaeological site in Birmingham, England, notable for its well-preserved ruins and historical significance.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.