Tintagel Castle
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Tintagel Castle is a medieval cliff-top fortress in Cornwall, England, famed for its dramatic coastal ruins and legendary association with King Arthur.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tintagel Castle canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T451343 — 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: Tintagel Castle Context triple: [English Heritage, manages, Tintagel Castle]
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A.
Beaumaris Castle
Beaumaris Castle is a late 13th-century concentric medieval fortress on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, renowned for its symmetrical design and status as part of the UNESCO-listed "Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd."
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B.
Dolwyddelan Castle
Dolwyddelan Castle is a medieval Welsh fortress in Snowdonia, traditionally associated with the native prince Llywelyn the Great and commanding a strategic mountain pass.
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C.
Ahlden Castle
Ahlden Castle is a historic German residence in Lower Saxony, best known as the long-term place of confinement of Sophia Dorothea of Celle, the repudiated wife of King George I of Great Britain.
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D.
Harlech
Harlech is a historic coastal town in northwest Wales, best known for its dramatic medieval castle overlooking Cardigan Bay.
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E.
Caernarfon Castle
Caernarfon Castle is a massive medieval fortress in Caernarfon, Wales, famed for its polygonal towers and role as a symbol of English rule over 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: Tintagel Castle Target entity description: Tintagel Castle is a medieval cliff-top fortress in Cornwall, England, famed for its dramatic coastal ruins and legendary association with King Arthur.
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A.
Beaumaris Castle
Beaumaris Castle is a late 13th-century concentric medieval fortress on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, renowned for its symmetrical design and status as part of the UNESCO-listed "Castles and Town Walls of King Edward in Gwynedd."
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B.
Dolwyddelan Castle
Dolwyddelan Castle is a medieval Welsh fortress in Snowdonia, traditionally associated with the native prince Llywelyn the Great and commanding a strategic mountain pass.
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C.
Ahlden Castle
Ahlden Castle is a historic German residence in Lower Saxony, best known as the long-term place of confinement of Sophia Dorothea of Celle, the repudiated wife of King George I of Great Britain.
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D.
Harlech
Harlech is a historic coastal town in northwest Wales, best known for its dramatic medieval castle overlooking Cardigan Bay.
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E.
Caernarfon Castle
Caernarfon Castle is a massive medieval fortress in Caernarfon, Wales, famed for its polygonal towers and role as a symbol of English rule over Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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medieval castle ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval fortress ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arthurian legend
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Geoffrey of Monmouth ⓘ King Arthur ⓘ |
| builtBy | Richard, 1st Earl of Cornwall ⓘ |
| category |
Arthurian locations
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Castles in Cornwall ⓘ Ruined castles in England ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | c. 1240 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | c. 1230 ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| elevation | clifftop above sea level ⓘ |
| governingBody | English Heritage ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf |
early medieval settlement
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late Roman activity ⓘ post-Roman trading site ⓘ |
| hasModernFeature | footbridge linking headland and mainland ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapel ruins
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cliff bridge ⓘ courtyard ruins ⓘ gatehouse ruins ⓘ lower ward ⓘ upper ward ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
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Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with King Arthur
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clifftop location ⓘ dramatic coastal ruins ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean coast
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlantic coast
|
| location | Tintagel, Cornwall, England ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Historia Regum Britanniae ⓘ |
| near |
village of Tintagel
ⓘ
linked to:
Tintagel, Cornwall, England
|
| nearestTown | Camelford ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Tintagel Haven ⓘ
linked to:
Tintagel, Cornwall, England
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| partOf |
Duchy of Cornwall estates
ⓘ
linked to:
Duchy of Cornwall
|
| periodOfUse |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ |
| region |
North Cornwall
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linked to:
Cornwall
|
| touristVisitsPerYear | hundreds of thousands ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tintagel Castle Description of subject: Tintagel Castle is a medieval cliff-top fortress in Cornwall, England, famed for its dramatic coastal ruins and legendary association with King Arthur.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.