Chirk Tunnel
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Chirk Tunnel is a historic canal tunnel on the Llangollen Canal in Wales, notable for carrying the waterway beneath the Welsh–English border near Chirk Aqueduct.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chirk Tunnel canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6728944 — 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: Chirk Tunnel Context triple: [Chirk, hasStructure, Chirk Tunnel]
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A.
Malpas Tunnel
Malpas Tunnel is a historic canal tunnel in southern France, notable as one of the first navigable tunnels built for the Canal du Midi in the 17th century.
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B.
Moffat Tunnel
The Moffat Tunnel is a major railroad and water tunnel that cuts through the Continental Divide in Colorado, providing a crucial transportation and utility link between the Denver area and the western slope of the Rocky Mountains.
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C.
Mountfield Tunnel
Mountfield Tunnel is a railway tunnel in East Sussex, England, carrying the Tonbridge–Hastings line through the countryside near the village of Mountfield.
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D.
Bruce Tunnel
Bruce Tunnel is a historic canal tunnel in Wiltshire, England, carrying the Kennet and Avon Canal beneath Savernake Forest.
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E.
Cosgrove Tunnel
Cosgrove Tunnel is a major water-supply conduit in Massachusetts that carries drinking water from the Wachusett Reservoir toward the Boston metropolitan area.
- 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: Chirk Tunnel Target entity description: Chirk Tunnel is a historic canal tunnel on the Llangollen Canal in Wales, notable for carrying the waterway beneath the Welsh–English border near Chirk Aqueduct.
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A.
Malpas Tunnel
Malpas Tunnel is a historic canal tunnel in southern France, notable as one of the first navigable tunnels built for the Canal du Midi in the 17th century.
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B.
Moffat Tunnel
The Moffat Tunnel is a major railroad and water tunnel that cuts through the Continental Divide in Colorado, providing a crucial transportation and utility link between the Denver area and the western slope of the Rocky Mountains.
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C.
Mountfield Tunnel
Mountfield Tunnel is a railway tunnel in East Sussex, England, carrying the Tonbridge–Hastings line through the countryside near the village of Mountfield.
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D.
Bruce Tunnel
Bruce Tunnel is a historic canal tunnel in Wiltshire, England, carrying the Kennet and Avon Canal beneath Savernake Forest.
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E.
Cosgrove Tunnel
Cosgrove Tunnel is a major water-supply conduit in Massachusetts that carries drinking water from the Wachusett Reservoir toward the Boston metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal tunnel
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| builtFor | Ellesmere Canal ⓘ |
| builtForPurpose | commercial canal transport ⓘ |
| connectsSectionOf | Llangollen Canal between Chirk Aqueduct and Whitehouses Tunnel ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1802 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1794 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crossesUnder |
Welsh–English border
ⓘ
linked to:
England–Wales border
|
| currentPrimaryUse | recreational boating ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 150 metres from Chirk Aqueduct ⓘ |
| engineer |
Thomas Telford
ⓘ
William Jessop ⓘ |
| hasFeature | arched brick lining ⓘ |
| hasLighting | no fixed lighting ⓘ |
| hasNavigationRestriction | one-way working by informal agreement ⓘ |
| hasPortal |
eastern portal
ⓘ
western portal ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | true ⓘ |
| hasTowpathAccess | both portals ⓘ |
| hasTowpathUse |
cycling
ⓘ
walking ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal World Heritage Site buffer zone ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Industrial Revolution ⓘ |
| isHistoric | true ⓘ |
| length |
421 metres
ⓘ
460 yards ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Wales
ⓘ
Wrexham County Borough ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | border between Wales and England ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Chirk ⓘ |
| locatedOnWaterway | Llangollen Canal ⓘ |
| material |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| navigationAuthority | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| near | Chirk Aqueduct ⓘ |
| opened | 1802 ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly east–west ⓘ |
| owner | Canal & River Trust ⓘ |
| partOf | Llangollen Canal ⓘ |
| passesUnder | hillside near Chirk ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| towpathLocation | north side ⓘ |
| usedFor |
leisure boating
ⓘ
narrowboat navigation ⓘ |
| waterwayType | navigable canal ⓘ |
| worldHeritageContext | Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chirk Tunnel Description of subject: Chirk Tunnel is a historic canal tunnel on the Llangollen Canal in Wales, notable for carrying the waterway beneath the Welsh–English border near Chirk Aqueduct.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.