Pentre Ifan
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Pentre Ifan is a well-preserved Neolithic dolmen in Pembrokeshire, Wales, renowned for its striking capstone and status as one of the most iconic megalithic monuments in Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pentre Ifan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5413952 — 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: Pentre Ifan Context triple: [Preseli Hills, hasArchaeologicalSite, Pentre Ifan]
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A.
Ton Pentre
Ton Pentre is a village in the Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough of South Wales, historically known for its coal mining community within the Rhondda Valley.
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B.
Kidwelly
Kidwelly is a historic town in southwest Wales, best known for its well-preserved medieval castle overlooking the River Gwendraeth.
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C.
Tal-y-Cafn
Tal-y-Cafn is a small village in Conwy County Borough, Wales, situated in the Conwy Valley and known for its rural setting and former railway station on the Conwy Valley Line.
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D.
Bargoed
Bargoed is a former coal mining town in the Rhymney Valley of south Wales that developed rapidly during the industrial era.
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E.
Pwllmeyric
Pwllmeyric is a small village and suburb on the outskirts of Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales.
- 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: Pentre Ifan Target entity description: Pentre Ifan is a well-preserved Neolithic dolmen in Pembrokeshire, Wales, renowned for its striking capstone and status as one of the most iconic megalithic monuments in Britain.
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A.
Ton Pentre
Ton Pentre is a village in the Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough of South Wales, historically known for its coal mining community within the Rhondda Valley.
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B.
Kidwelly
Kidwelly is a historic town in southwest Wales, best known for its well-preserved medieval castle overlooking the River Gwendraeth.
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C.
Tal-y-Cafn
Tal-y-Cafn is a small village in Conwy County Borough, Wales, situated in the Conwy Valley and known for its rural setting and former railway station on the Conwy Valley Line.
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D.
Bargoed
Bargoed is a former coal mining town in the Rhymney Valley of south Wales that developed rapidly during the industrial era.
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E.
Pwllmeyric
Pwllmeyric is a small village and suburb on the outskirts of Chepstow in Monmouthshire, Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic dolmen
ⓘ
megalithic monument ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| access | footpath from nearby road ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Neolithic funerary practices
ⓘ
prehistoric ritual activity ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in Pembrokeshire
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Dolmens in Wales ⓘ Neolithic sites in Wales ⓘ |
| constructedInPeriod | Neolithic ⓘ |
| country |
United Kingdom
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Wales ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Neolithic Britain ⓘ |
| currentCondition |
cairn largely removed
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chamber stones standing ⓘ |
| entranceFee | free ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | around 3500 BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | William Francis Grimes ⓘ |
| excavationDate |
1936
ⓘ
1958 ⓘ |
| featuredIn | guides to British prehistoric sites ⓘ |
| function |
burial chamber
ⓘ
communal tomb ⓘ |
| hasCapstoneLength | about 5 metres ⓘ |
| hasCapstoneWeight | about 16 tonnes ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeContext |
overlooks the Nevern Valley
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set in farmland and moorland ⓘ |
| hasOriginalForm | covered by an earthen or stone cairn ⓘ |
| hasPart |
capstone
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chamber ⓘ portal stones ⓘ upright stones ⓘ |
| hasSignage | interpretive information panels ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Scheduled Ancient Monument
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linked to:
Scheduled Monument
|
| location | Pembrokeshire ⓘ |
| managedBy | Cadw ⓘ |
| material |
igneous rock
ⓘ
local stone ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Newport, Pembrokeshire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic silhouette
ⓘ
one of the best-known dolmens in Britain ⓘ striking capstone ⓘ well-preserved state ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly northeast–southwest ⓘ |
| ownership | public ⓘ |
| region |
southwest Wales
ⓘ
linked to:
West Wales
|
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pentre Ifan Description of subject: Pentre Ifan is a well-preserved Neolithic dolmen in Pembrokeshire, Wales, renowned for its striking capstone and status as one of the most iconic megalithic monuments in Britain.
Referenced by (1)
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