Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England
E528288
Conisbrough Castle in Yorkshire, England is a well-preserved medieval fortress notable for its distinctive cylindrical keep and its associations with the powerful Plantagenet dynasty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Conisbrough Castle | 2 |
| Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5624489 — 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: Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England Context triple: [Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, birthPlace, Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England]
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A.
Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire, England
Newark Castle in Nottinghamshire, England, is a medieval fortress on the River Trent best known as the place where King John of England died in 1216.
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B.
Pontefract Castle
Pontefract Castle is a historic medieval fortress in northern England, noted for its role in the English Civil War and as the site of King Richard II’s alleged death.
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C.
Lincoln Castle
Lincoln Castle is a historic Norman fortress in Lincoln, England, renowned for its well-preserved walls, medieval architecture, and its role in housing an original copy of the Magna Carta.
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D.
Norham Castle on the River Tweed
Norham Castle on the River Tweed is a celebrated 19th-century landscape painting by J.M.W. Turner depicting the medieval Norham Castle at dawn on the English-Scottish border.
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E.
York Castle
York Castle is a historic fortified complex in York, England, long used as a royal stronghold, administrative center, and prison.
- 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: Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England Target entity description: Conisbrough Castle in Yorkshire, England is a well-preserved medieval fortress notable for its distinctive cylindrical keep and its associations with the powerful Plantagenet dynasty.
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A.
Newark Castle, Nottinghamshire, England
Newark Castle in Nottinghamshire, England, is a medieval fortress on the River Trent best known as the place where King John of England died in 1216.
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B.
Pontefract Castle
Pontefract Castle is a historic medieval fortress in northern England, noted for its role in the English Civil War and as the site of King Richard II’s alleged death.
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C.
Lincoln Castle
Lincoln Castle is a historic Norman fortress in Lincoln, England, renowned for its well-preserved walls, medieval architecture, and its role in housing an original copy of the Magna Carta.
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D.
Norham Castle on the River Tweed
Norham Castle on the River Tweed is a celebrated 19th-century landscape painting by J.M.W. Turner depicting the medieval Norham Castle at dawn on the English-Scottish border.
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E.
York Castle
York Castle is a historic fortified complex in York, England, long used as a royal stronghold, administrative center, and prison.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortified structure
ⓘ
medieval castle ⓘ |
| administrativeArea |
Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster
ⓘ
linked to:
Doncaster
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| architecturalFeature | cylindrical keep ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Norman military architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Earl of Surrey
ⓘ
Hameline de Warenne ⓘ Plantagenet dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
House of Plantagenet
de Warenne family ⓘ |
| builtFor | William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in South Yorkshire
ⓘ
Grade I listed castles in South Yorkshire ⓘ Ruined castles in England ⓘ Tourist attractions in Doncaster ⓘ |
| condition | ruin ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 11th century ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| function |
defensive fortress
ⓘ
symbol of feudal power ⓘ |
| garrisonedUntil | 16th century (approximate) ⓘ |
| gridReference | SK 528 986 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
barbican (remains)
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curtain walls ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ inner bailey ⓘ outer bailey ⓘ stone keep ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
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Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inspired | setting of Sir Walter Scott’s novel "Ivanhoe" ⓘ |
| keepHeight | approximately 28 metres ⓘ |
| keepShape | cylindrical with six external buttresses ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location |
Conisbrough, South Yorkshire, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Conisbrough
|
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| materialUsed | magnesian limestone ⓘ |
| near | River Don ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | town of Conisbrough ⓘ |
| notableFor |
associations with the Plantagenet royal family
ⓘ
innovative cylindrical keep design ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council
ⓘ
linked to:
City of Doncaster Council
|
| preservationStatus | well-preserved keep ⓘ |
| region |
Yorkshire
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linked to:
Yorkshire and the Humber
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| tourism | popular visitor attraction in South Yorkshire ⓘ |
| usedAs |
lordly residence
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military stronghold ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England Description of subject: Conisbrough Castle in Yorkshire, England is a well-preserved medieval fortress notable for its distinctive cylindrical keep and its associations with the powerful Plantagenet dynasty.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England
linked to: Conisbrough Castle, Yorkshire, England