Souter Lighthouse (nearby)
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Souter Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on the coast near South Shields, England, notable as one of the world’s first lighthouses purpose-built to be powered by electricity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Souter Lighthouse (nearby) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5174191 — 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: Souter Lighthouse (nearby) Context triple: [South Shields, hasLandmark, Souter Lighthouse (nearby)]
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A.
Turnberry Lighthouse
Turnberry Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on Scotland’s Ayrshire coast, renowned for its dramatic clifftop setting beside the Ailsa golf course and views over the Firth of Clyde.
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B.
Esha Ness Lighthouse
Esha Ness Lighthouse is a remote, ruggedly situated lighthouse on the Shetland Islands in Scotland, known for guiding ships along the dramatic cliffs of Esha Ness.
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C.
Rubh Re Lighthouse
Rubh Re Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon in Scotland, notable as part of the Stevenson family’s historic network of Scottish lighthouses.
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D.
Rona Lighthouse
Rona Lighthouse is a remote Scottish lighthouse in the Inner Hebrides, notable for guiding ships through hazardous coastal waters.
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E.
Covesea Skerries Lighthouse
Covesea Skerries Lighthouse is a historic Scottish coastal lighthouse near Lossiemouth, Moray, known for guiding ships through the dangerous skerries of the Moray Firth.
- 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: Souter Lighthouse (nearby) Target entity description: Souter Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on the coast near South Shields, England, notable as one of the world’s first lighthouses purpose-built to be powered by electricity.
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A.
Turnberry Lighthouse
Turnberry Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on Scotland’s Ayrshire coast, renowned for its dramatic clifftop setting beside the Ailsa golf course and views over the Firth of Clyde.
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B.
Esha Ness Lighthouse
Esha Ness Lighthouse is a remote, ruggedly situated lighthouse on the Shetland Islands in Scotland, known for guiding ships along the dramatic cliffs of Esha Ness.
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C.
Rubh Re Lighthouse
Rubh Re Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon in Scotland, notable as part of the Stevenson family’s historic network of Scottish lighthouses.
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D.
Rona Lighthouse
Rona Lighthouse is a remote Scottish lighthouse in the Inner Hebrides, notable for guiding ships through hazardous coastal waters.
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E.
Covesea Skerries Lighthouse
Covesea Skerries Lighthouse is a historic Scottish coastal lighthouse near Lossiemouth, Moray, known for guiding ships through the dangerous skerries of the Moray Firth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | lighthouse ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Victorian industrial ⓘ |
| automated | no (decommissioned before automation) ⓘ |
| builtFor | improving safety of shipping off the Tyne and Wear coast ⓘ |
| category |
Lighthouses in Tyne and Wear
ⓘ
Museums in Tyne and Wear ⓘ National Trust properties in Tyne and Wear ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1869 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 54.969°N 1.365°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
museum
ⓘ
visitor attraction ⓘ |
| decommissionedAsLighthouse | 1988 ⓘ |
| designer | James Douglass ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
history of lighthouse technology
ⓘ
life of lighthouse keepers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
engine room
ⓘ
foghorn ⓘ keeper’s cottages ⓘ |
| height |
23 m
ⓘ
77 ft ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II* listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | England ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white light ⓘ |
| lightSource | electric light ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
South Shields, England
ⓘ
linked to:
South Shields
|
| locatedOn |
Lizard Point (Marsden) cliffs
ⓘ
coast of the North Sea ⓘ |
| location | Marsden, South Tyneside, England ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Trust ⓘ |
| marking | white tower with a single red horizontal band ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Souter Point ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Sunderland ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark | Marsden Rock ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first lighthouses purpose-built for electric power ⓘ |
| operatorHistory | Trinity House until decommissioning ⓘ |
| originalManagingAgent | Trinity House ⓘ |
| owner | National Trust ⓘ |
| powerSource | electric generators (originally) ⓘ |
| region | Tyne and Wear ⓘ |
| status | disused as a navigational lighthouse ⓘ |
| tourism | open to the public ⓘ |
| towerShape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern ⓘ |
| yearOpened | 1871 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Souter Lighthouse (nearby) Description of subject: Souter Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century lighthouse on the coast near South Shields, England, notable as one of the world’s first lighthouses purpose-built to be powered by electricity.
Referenced by (1)
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