Dun Carloway broch
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Dun Carloway broch is a well-preserved Iron Age drystone tower on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, notable as one of the best surviving examples of a traditional Scottish broch.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dun Carloway broch canonical | 3 |
| Dun Carloway | 1 |
| Dun Carloway Iron Age broch | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7316641 — 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: Dun Carloway broch Context triple: [Isle of Lewis, hasHistoricSite, Dun Carloway broch]
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A.
Broch of Gurness
Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village and archaeological site on the Orkney Islands in Scotland, notable for its well-preserved stone structures and coastal setting.
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B.
Dun Hallin broch
Dun Hallin broch is an Iron Age drystone tower and archaeological site located on the Waternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
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C.
Cladh Hallan
Cladh Hallan is a Bronze Age archaeological site on the island of South Uist in Scotland, best known for its unique burials containing deliberately mummified human remains.
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D.
Torosay Castle
Torosay Castle is a 19th-century Scottish baronial mansion on the Isle of Mull, known for its historic architecture and extensive formal gardens.
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E.
Knap of Howar
Knap of Howar is a remarkably well-preserved Neolithic farmstead on the Orkney island of Papa Westray, often cited as one of the oldest standing stone houses in northern Europe.
- 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: Dun Carloway broch Target entity description: Dun Carloway broch is a well-preserved Iron Age drystone tower on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, notable as one of the best surviving examples of a traditional Scottish broch.
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A.
Broch of Gurness
Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village and archaeological site on the Orkney Islands in Scotland, notable for its well-preserved stone structures and coastal setting.
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B.
Dun Hallin broch
Dun Hallin broch is an Iron Age drystone tower and archaeological site located on the Waternish peninsula of the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
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C.
Cladh Hallan
Cladh Hallan is a Bronze Age archaeological site on the island of South Uist in Scotland, best known for its unique burials containing deliberately mummified human remains.
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D.
Torosay Castle
Torosay Castle is a 19th-century Scottish baronial mansion on the Isle of Mull, known for its historic architecture and extensive formal gardens.
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E.
Knap of Howar
Knap of Howar is a remarkably well-preserved Neolithic farmstead on the Orkney island of Papa Westray, often cited as one of the oldest standing stone houses in northern Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age structure
ⓘ
broch ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | broch architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological site in the Outer Hebrides
ⓘ
Brochs in Scotland ⓘ Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Na h-Eileanan Siar ⓘ |
| condition | well-preserved ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected archaeological monument ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
Atlantic Iron Age
ⓘ
linked to:
Iron Age Scotland
|
| elevation | on a rocky knoll ⓘ |
| feature |
central courtyard
ⓘ
double-skinned drystone walls ⓘ galleries within the wall thickness ⓘ intra-mural stairways ⓘ |
| gridReference | NB 190 415 ⓘ |
| hasEntrance | single narrow doorway ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveSignage | yes ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
interpretation centre
ⓘ
visitor car park ⓘ |
| hasStaircase | stone stair within wall thickness ⓘ |
| hasSurroundings | sheep-grazed pastureland ⓘ |
| hasView |
Loch Roag
ⓘ
surrounding moorland ⓘ |
| height | approximately 9 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1st century BC ⓘ |
| isPartOf | heritage tourism on the Isle of Lewis ⓘ |
| location |
Isle of Lewis
ⓘ
Outer Hebrides ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| material | drystone ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement | Carloway ⓘ |
| notableAs |
one of the best surviving examples of a traditional Scottish broch
ⓘ
one of the best-preserved brochs in Scotland ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Scottish Ministers ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish brochs ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| region |
Western Isles
ⓘ
linked to:
Outer Hebrides
|
| startTime | Iron Age ⓘ |
| tourism | popular visitor attraction ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defensive structure
ⓘ
domestic dwelling ⓘ |
| wallThickness | substantial double wall construction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dun Carloway broch Description of subject: Dun Carloway broch is a well-preserved Iron Age drystone tower on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, notable as one of the best surviving examples of a traditional Scottish broch.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dun Carloway broch
linked to: Dun Carloway broch