University of Glasgow tower
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The University of Glasgow tower is the iconic Gothic Revival spire that dominates the university’s skyline and serves as a symbol of the institution on its Gilmorehill campus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| University of Glasgow tower canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4801975 — 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: University of Glasgow tower Context triple: [Gilmorehill campus, hasLandmark, University of Glasgow tower]
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A.
Alloa Tower
Alloa Tower is a medieval Scottish tower house and one of the oldest and largest surviving examples of its kind, located in the town of Alloa in Clackmannanshire.
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B.
McCaig's Tower
McCaig's Tower is a prominent 19th-century colosseum-style stone structure overlooking the town of Oban on Scotland’s west coast.
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C.
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress dominating the skyline of Scotland’s capital, renowned as a former royal residence, military stronghold, and one of the country’s most visited tourist attractions.
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D.
Clackmannan Tower
Clackmannan Tower is a medieval fortified tower house in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, notable for its historic association with the Bruce family and its commanding position overlooking the surrounding landscape.
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E.
St John’s Tower
St John’s Tower is a historic medieval church tower and prominent landmark located in the coastal town of Ayr, Scotland.
- 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: University of Glasgow tower Target entity description: The University of Glasgow tower is the iconic Gothic Revival spire that dominates the university’s skyline and serves as a symbol of the institution on its Gilmorehill campus.
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A.
Alloa Tower
Alloa Tower is a medieval Scottish tower house and one of the oldest and largest surviving examples of its kind, located in the town of Alloa in Clackmannanshire.
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B.
McCaig's Tower
McCaig's Tower is a prominent 19th-century colosseum-style stone structure overlooking the town of Oban on Scotland’s west coast.
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C.
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress dominating the skyline of Scotland’s capital, renowned as a former royal residence, military stronghold, and one of the country’s most visited tourist attractions.
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D.
Clackmannan Tower
Clackmannan Tower is a medieval fortified tower house in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, notable for its historic association with the Bruce family and its commanding position overlooking the surrounding landscape.
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E.
St John’s Tower
St John’s Tower is a historic medieval church tower and prominent landmark located in the coastal town of Ayr, Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
clock tower
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landmark ⓘ university building ⓘ |
| architect | George Gilbert Scott ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Gothic Revival ⓘ |
| architecturalType | spire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
University of Glasgow Senate
ⓘ
University of Glasgow graduation ceremonies ⓘ |
| category |
Gothic Revival architecture in Scotland
ⓘ
Towers in Glasgow ⓘ University and college buildings in Scotland ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dominatesSkylineOf |
University of Glasgow Gilmorehill campus
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Glasgow
|
| hasFunction |
bell tower
ⓘ
clock tower ⓘ |
| hasViewOver |
Kelvingrove Park
ⓘ
River Kelvin ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Category A listed building
ⓘ
listed building in Scotland ⓘ |
| inception | late 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Glasgow
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ University of Glasgow Gilmorehill campus ⓘ
linked to:
University of Glasgow
|
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| partOf |
University of Glasgow historic campus core
ⓘ
linked to:
University of Glasgow Main Building
University of Glasgow main building ⓘ
linked to:
University of Glasgow Main Building
|
| symbolOf | University of Glasgow ⓘ |
| usedAs |
logo motif of University of Glasgow
ⓘ
visual identity element of University of Glasgow ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: University of Glasgow tower Description of subject: The University of Glasgow tower is the iconic Gothic Revival spire that dominates the university’s skyline and serves as a symbol of the institution on its Gilmorehill campus.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.