Douglas Head Lighthouse
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Douglas Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on Douglas Head in the Isle of Man, guiding ships entering Douglas Bay since the 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Douglas Head Lighthouse canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7623619 — 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: Douglas Head Lighthouse Context triple: [Douglas Head, hasLandmark, Douglas Head Lighthouse]
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A.
Barra Head Lighthouse
Barra Head Lighthouse is a remote Scottish lighthouse situated on the southern tip of the Outer Hebrides, guiding ships through the hazardous waters around the island of Berneray.
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B.
Stoer Head Lighthouse
Stoer Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Sutherland, Scotland, known for guiding ships along the rugged northwest Highlands since the late 19th century.
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C.
Rattray Head Lighthouse
Rattray Head Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse off the northeast coast of Scotland, known for guiding ships through the hazardous waters of the North Sea near Aberdeenshire.
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D.
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century stone lighthouse marking the westernmost point of the British mainland on Scotland’s Ardnamurchan Peninsula.
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E.
Beachy Head Lighthouse
Beachy Head Lighthouse is a distinctive red-and-white striped offshore lighthouse near the cliffs of Beachy Head in East Sussex, England, serving as a navigational aid in the English Channel.
- 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: Douglas Head Lighthouse Target entity description: Douglas Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on Douglas Head in the Isle of Man, guiding ships entering Douglas Bay since the 19th century.
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A.
Barra Head Lighthouse
Barra Head Lighthouse is a remote Scottish lighthouse situated on the southern tip of the Outer Hebrides, guiding ships through the hazardous waters around the island of Berneray.
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B.
Stoer Head Lighthouse
Stoer Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Sutherland, Scotland, known for guiding ships along the rugged northwest Highlands since the late 19th century.
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C.
Rattray Head Lighthouse
Rattray Head Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse off the northeast coast of Scotland, known for guiding ships through the hazardous waters of the North Sea near Aberdeenshire.
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D.
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse
Ardnamurchan Lighthouse is a historic 19th-century stone lighthouse marking the westernmost point of the British mainland on Scotland’s Ardnamurchan Peninsula.
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E.
Beachy Head Lighthouse
Beachy Head Lighthouse is a distinctive red-and-white striped offshore lighthouse near the cliffs of Beachy Head in East Sussex, England, serving as a navigational aid in the English Channel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal beacon
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ |
| access | road access from Douglas ⓘ |
| category | Lighthouses in the Isle of Man ⓘ |
| coast | east coast of the Isle of Man ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| country |
Isle of Man
ⓘ
linked to:
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
|
| function |
aids maritime navigation
ⓘ
guides ships entering Douglas Bay ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole | local maritime landmark ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | cliff-top site ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gallery
ⓘ
lantern ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after Douglas Head ⓘ |
| hasType | coastal lighthouse ⓘ |
| hasView | panoramic views over Douglas Bay ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic lighthouse ⓘ |
| isPartOf | maritime infrastructure of the Isle of Man ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | tourist photographs of Douglas Bay ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing light ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Douglas
ⓘ
Douglas Head ⓘ Isle of Man ⓘ
linked to:
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
|
| locatedNear |
Douglas Head Marine Drive
ⓘ
linked to:
Douglas Head Marine Drive entrance
Douglas harbour ⓘ
linked to:
Douglas Harbour
|
| locatedOn | Irish Sea ⓘ |
| nauticalRole | landfall light for Douglas Bay ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Douglas ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | to mark the approach to Douglas harbour ⓘ |
| overlooks | Douglas Bay ⓘ |
| powerSource | modernized lighting system ⓘ |
| purpose | to improve safety of shipping near Douglas ⓘ |
| region | British Isles ⓘ |
| startUse | 19th century ⓘ |
| subjectOf | maritime history of the Isle of Man ⓘ |
| terrain | rocky headland ⓘ |
| towerShape | cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| usedBy |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
fishing vessels ⓘ pleasure craft ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Douglas Bay
ⓘ
Irish Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Douglas Head Lighthouse Description of subject: Douglas Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on Douglas Head in the Isle of Man, guiding ships entering Douglas Bay since the 19th century.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.