Stoer Head Lighthouse
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Stoer Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Sutherland, Scotland, known for guiding ships along the rugged northwest Highlands since the late 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stoer Head Lighthouse canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4729871 — 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: Stoer Head Lighthouse Context triple: [David Alan Stevenson, designed, Stoer Head Lighthouse]
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A.
Barra Head Lighthouse
Barra Head Lighthouse is a remote Scottish lighthouse situated on the southern tip of the Outer Hebrides, guiding ships through the hazardous waters around the island of Berneray.
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B.
Rattray Head Lighthouse
Rattray Head Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse off the northeast coast of Scotland, known for guiding ships through the hazardous waters of the North Sea near Aberdeenshire.
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C.
Flamborough Head Lighthouse
Flamborough Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on England’s Yorkshire coast that guides shipping through the North Sea and marks the prominent chalk headland of Flamborough Head.
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D.
Admiralty Head Lighthouse
Admiralty Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon located on Whidbey Island in Washington State, known for guiding ships entering Puget Sound and for its distinctive Spanish-style architecture.
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E.
Berry Head Lighthouse
Berry Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the Berry Head headland near Brixham in Devon, England, guiding ships navigating the entrance to Tor Bay.
- 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: Stoer Head Lighthouse Target entity description: Stoer Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Sutherland, Scotland, known for guiding ships along the rugged northwest Highlands since the late 19th century.
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A.
Barra Head Lighthouse
Barra Head Lighthouse is a remote Scottish lighthouse situated on the southern tip of the Outer Hebrides, guiding ships through the hazardous waters around the island of Berneray.
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B.
Rattray Head Lighthouse
Rattray Head Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse off the northeast coast of Scotland, known for guiding ships through the hazardous waters of the North Sea near Aberdeenshire.
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C.
Flamborough Head Lighthouse
Flamborough Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on England’s Yorkshire coast that guides shipping through the North Sea and marks the prominent chalk headland of Flamborough Head.
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D.
Admiralty Head Lighthouse
Admiralty Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon located on Whidbey Island in Washington State, known for guiding ships entering Puget Sound and for its distinctive Spanish-style architecture.
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E.
Berry Head Lighthouse
Berry Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the Berry Head headland near Brixham in Devon, England, guiding ships navigating the entrance to Tor Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ |
| accessibleBy | single-track road ⓘ |
| automated | yes ⓘ |
| automationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| builtFor | safe navigation in The Minch and along northwest Highlands coast ⓘ |
| category | lighthouse in Highland, Scotland ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | masonry ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1870 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 58.239°N 5.400°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy |
David Stevenson
ⓘ
Thomas Stevenson ⓘ |
| focalHeight | 54 m ⓘ |
| hasFogSignal | no (decommissioned) ⓘ |
| hasKeeperCottages | yes ⓘ |
| height | 14 m ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Category B listed building ⓘ |
| keeperCottagesUse | holiday accommodation ⓘ |
| laterLightSource | electric light ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | Fl(4)W 15s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Highland
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ Sutherland ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lochinver ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Stoer Head
ⓘ
northwest coast of Scotland ⓘ |
| marking | white tower with black lantern ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Old Man of Stoer sea stack
ⓘ
linked to:
Old Man of Stoer
|
| nearbyFeature |
cliffs
ⓘ
sea bird colonies ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Northern Lighthouse Board ⓘ |
| originalLightSource | oil lamp ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
The Minch ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Northern Lighthouse Board ⓘ |
| powerSource | mains electricity ⓘ |
| purpose | aid to navigation ⓘ |
| range | 24 nautical miles ⓘ |
| region |
North West Highlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest Highlands
|
| shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern ⓘ |
| status | active lighthouse ⓘ |
| towerHeight | 14 m ⓘ |
| viewpointFor |
dolphin watching
ⓘ
whale watching ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1870 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stoer Head Lighthouse Description of subject: Stoer Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Sutherland, Scotland, known for guiding ships along the rugged northwest Highlands since the late 19th century.
Referenced by (2)
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