Highland Laddie
E505284
Highland Laddie is a traditional Scottish tune widely used as a regimental march in the British Army, particularly associated with Scottish units.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Highland Laddie canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5245741 — 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: Highland Laddie Context triple: [Scots Guards, march, Highland Laddie]
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A.
Glenrothes
Glenrothes is a planned new town in central Fife, Scotland, serving as an administrative and commercial hub for the surrounding region.
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B.
Murray of Tullibardine
Murray of Tullibardine is a prominent Scottish noble lineage that formed a key branch of the wider Atholl family, historically influential in Highland politics and aristocracy.
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C.
Bowmore
Bowmore is a prominent village on the Scottish island of Islay, known for its historic distillery and distinctive round church.
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D.
Sound of Islay
Sound of Islay is a narrow sea strait off Scotland’s west coast that runs between the islands of Islay and Jura in the Inner Hebrides.
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E.
Aberfeldy
Aberfeldy is a small Scottish town in Perth and Kinross, known for its picturesque Highland setting, historic Wade’s Bridge, and nearby whisky distillery.
- 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: Highland Laddie Target entity description: Highland Laddie is a traditional Scottish tune widely used as a regimental march in the British Army, particularly associated with Scottish units.
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A.
Glenrothes
Glenrothes is a planned new town in central Fife, Scotland, serving as an administrative and commercial hub for the surrounding region.
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B.
Murray of Tullibardine
Murray of Tullibardine is a prominent Scottish noble lineage that formed a key branch of the wider Atholl family, historically influential in Highland politics and aristocracy.
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C.
Bowmore
Bowmore is a prominent village on the Scottish island of Islay, known for its historic distillery and distinctive round church.
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D.
Sound of Islay
Sound of Islay is a narrow sea strait off Scotland’s west coast that runs between the islands of Islay and Jura in the Inner Hebrides.
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E.
Aberfeldy
Aberfeldy is a small Scottish town in Perth and Kinross, known for its picturesque Highland setting, historic Wade’s Bridge, and nearby whisky distillery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish tune
ⓘ
regimental march ⓘ traditional tune ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Highland regiments
ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish regiments
Scottish regiments ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalAssociation |
Scottish Highlands
ⓘ
Scottish identity ⓘ |
| genre | Scottish traditional music ⓘ |
| hasForm |
march
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| hasLyrics | yes ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Highland Laddie (pipe march version)
ⓘ
Highland Laddie (song version) ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bagpipes
ⓘ
military band ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
closely associated with Scottish military heritage
ⓘ
strong dotted-rhythm typical of Highland marches ⓘ |
| periodOfOrigin | traditional (pre-19th century) ⓘ |
| tempo | march ⓘ |
| usedAs | regimental march ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Army ⓘ |
| usedIn |
ceremonial occasions
ⓘ
military parades ⓘ pipe band performances ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Highland Laddie Description of subject: Highland Laddie is a traditional Scottish tune widely used as a regimental march in the British Army, particularly associated with Scottish units.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.