High Court of Justiciary building
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The High Court of Justiciary building is Scotland’s supreme criminal court, housed in a historic courthouse on Parliament Square in Edinburgh.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| High Court of Justiciary building canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7277922 — 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: High Court of Justiciary building Context triple: [Parliament Square, Edinburgh, hasLandmark, High Court of Justiciary building]
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A.
Glasgow City Chambers
Glasgow City Chambers is a grand Victorian-era municipal building in Glasgow, Scotland, serving as the headquarters of the city council and a prominent symbol of the city's civic pride.
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B.
University of Edinburgh Court
The University of Edinburgh Court is the university’s supreme governing body, responsible for overall strategic direction, financial oversight, and high-level decision-making.
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C.
Palace of Holyroodhouse
The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the British monarch’s official royal residence in Edinburgh, Scotland, historically associated with Scottish royalty and state ceremonies.
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D.
Justiciary Buildings, Glasgow
Justiciary Buildings, Glasgow is a prominent courthouse complex in the Saltmarket area that serves as one of Scotland’s main criminal justice centres.
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E.
Cupar Sheriff Court
Cupar Sheriff Court is a historic courthouse in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, serving as a local center for judicial and legal proceedings.
- 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: High Court of Justiciary building Target entity description: The High Court of Justiciary building is Scotland’s supreme criminal court, housed in a historic courthouse on Parliament Square in Edinburgh.
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A.
Glasgow City Chambers
Glasgow City Chambers is a grand Victorian-era municipal building in Glasgow, Scotland, serving as the headquarters of the city council and a prominent symbol of the city's civic pride.
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B.
University of Edinburgh Court
The University of Edinburgh Court is the university’s supreme governing body, responsible for overall strategic direction, financial oversight, and high-level decision-making.
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C.
Palace of Holyroodhouse
The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the British monarch’s official royal residence in Edinburgh, Scotland, historically associated with Scottish royalty and state ceremonies.
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D.
Justiciary Buildings, Glasgow
Justiciary Buildings, Glasgow is a prominent courthouse complex in the Saltmarket area that serves as one of Scotland’s main criminal justice centres.
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E.
Cupar Sheriff Court
Cupar Sheriff Court is a historic courthouse in Cupar, Fife, Scotland, serving as a local center for judicial and legal proceedings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
courthouse
ⓘ
judicial building ⓘ seat of court ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Royal Mile
ⓘ
St Giles’ Cathedral ⓘ
linked to:
St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh
|
| architecturalStyle | neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Court buildings in Scotland
ⓘ
Supreme courts buildings ⓘ |
| city |
City of Edinburgh
ⓘ
linked to:
Edinburgh
|
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| function |
venue for criminal appeals
ⓘ
venue for criminal trials ⓘ |
| governingBody | Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service ⓘ |
| hasAddress |
Parliament Square, Edinburgh, Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Parliament Square, Edinburgh
|
| hasCourtroom |
main criminal appeal court
ⓘ
trial courtrooms ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic building ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Old Town, Edinburgh ⓘ
linked to:
Old Town of Edinburgh
|
| locatedInJurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| location | Parliament Square, Edinburgh ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| occupant | High Court of Justiciary ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Scottish Ministers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Parliament House complex, Edinburgh
ⓘ
linked to:
Parliament House, Edinburgh
|
| region | Lothian ⓘ |
| servesAs | principal seat of the High Court of Justiciary ⓘ |
| use |
criminal court
ⓘ
supreme criminal court of Scotland ⓘ
linked to:
High Court of Justiciary
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: High Court of Justiciary building Description of subject: The High Court of Justiciary building is Scotland’s supreme criminal court, housed in a historic courthouse on Parliament Square in Edinburgh.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.