Lanyon Quoit
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Lanyon Quoit is a prehistoric megalithic burial monument in Cornwall, England, notable for its large capstone supported by upright stones.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lanyon Quoit canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5945098 — 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: Lanyon Quoit Context triple: [Penwith Peninsula, contains, Lanyon Quoit]
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A.
Gallows Hill
Gallows Hill is the site in Salem, Massachusetts historically associated with the execution of individuals accused during the Salem witch trials of 1692.
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B.
The Grave
"The Grave" is a 1961 episode of the anthology television series The Twilight Zone, featuring a tense Western ghost story about a lawman who must confront the vengeful spirit of an outlaw he failed to capture alive.
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C.
The Grave
The Grave is a long meditative poem by Scottish poet Robert Blair, often cited as a key work of the 18th-century Graveyard school for its somber reflections on death and mortality.
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D.
Little Hangleton graveyard
Little Hangleton graveyard is the eerie cemetery in the Harry Potter series where Voldemort regains his body and confronts Harry during the Triwizard Tournament.
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E.
Nunhead
Nunhead is a residential district in the London Borough of Southwark, known for its Victorian terraces, diverse community, and historic Nunhead Cemetery.
- 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: Lanyon Quoit Target entity description: Lanyon Quoit is a prehistoric megalithic burial monument in Cornwall, England, notable for its large capstone supported by upright stones.
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A.
Gallows Hill
Gallows Hill is the site in Salem, Massachusetts historically associated with the execution of individuals accused during the Salem witch trials of 1692.
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B.
The Grave
"The Grave" is a 1961 episode of the anthology television series The Twilight Zone, featuring a tense Western ghost story about a lawman who must confront the vengeful spirit of an outlaw he failed to capture alive.
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C.
The Grave
The Grave is a long meditative poem by Scottish poet Robert Blair, often cited as a key work of the 18th-century Graveyard school for its somber reflections on death and mortality.
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D.
Little Hangleton graveyard
Little Hangleton graveyard is the eerie cemetery in the Harry Potter series where Voldemort regains his body and confronts Harry during the Triwizard Tournament.
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E.
Nunhead
Nunhead is a residential district in the London Borough of Southwark, known for its Victorian terraces, diverse community, and historic Nunhead Cemetery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
burial monument
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dolmen ⓘ megalithic monument ⓘ prehistoric monument ⓘ |
| access | footpath ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in Cornwall
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Dolmens ⓘ Megalithic monuments in England ⓘ Prehistoric sites in Cornwall ⓘ Tourist attractions in Cornwall ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected archaeological site ⓘ |
| country |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
Celtic Cornwall
ⓘ
linked to:
Celtic culture
|
| hasNameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite |
Bosiliack Barrow
ⓘ
Chûn Castle ⓘ Chûn Quoit ⓘ Mulfra Quoit ⓘ Mên-an-Tol ⓘ Nine Maidens stone circle ⓘ Trethevy Quoit ⓘ Zennor Quoit ⓘ |
| hasPart |
capstone
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supporting stones ⓘ upright stones ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | portal dolmen ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| heritageRegister |
National Heritage List for England
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linked to:
National Heritage List for England entry
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| isInUse | no ⓘ |
| landscapeContext | open moorland ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Penwith Peninsula ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Madron
ⓘ
Morvah ⓘ Penzance ⓘ |
| location | Cornwall ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large capstone
ⓘ
megalithic architecture ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly east–west ⓘ |
| period | Neolithic ⓘ |
| region | West Penwith ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
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ceremonial purposes ⓘ ritual purposes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lanyon Quoit Description of subject: Lanyon Quoit is a prehistoric megalithic burial monument in Cornwall, England, notable for its large capstone supported by upright stones.
Referenced by (4)
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