Loch A’an Basin
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Loch A’an Basin is a remote, high-altitude glacial corrie and loch in the Cairngorms of the Scottish Highlands, known for its dramatic cliffs and wild mountain scenery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Loch A’an Basin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8526468 — 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: Loch A’an Basin Context triple: [Loch Avon, nameVariant, Loch A’an Basin]
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A.
Loch Valley
Loch Valley is a remote glacial valley in the Galloway Hills of southwest Scotland, known for its rugged scenery and proximity to the summit of Merrick.
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B.
Mishnish Lochs
Mishnish Lochs are a group of freshwater lochs on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, known for supplying water to local whisky production.
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C.
Loch of Banks
Loch of Banks is a freshwater loch on Mainland, Orkney, known as part of the islands’ low-lying agricultural and wetland landscape in northern Scotland.
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D.
Solan Lochs
Solan Lochs are freshwater lochs on the Isle of Islay in Scotland that serve as the primary water source for the renowned Lagavulin whisky distillery.
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E.
Loch of Ayre
Loch of Ayre is a small freshwater loch on Orkney’s Mainland in Scotland, known for its tranquil setting and local birdlife.
- 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: Loch A’an Basin Target entity description: Loch A’an Basin is a remote, high-altitude glacial corrie and loch in the Cairngorms of the Scottish Highlands, known for its dramatic cliffs and wild mountain scenery.
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A.
Loch Valley
Loch Valley is a remote glacial valley in the Galloway Hills of southwest Scotland, known for its rugged scenery and proximity to the summit of Merrick.
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B.
Mishnish Lochs
Mishnish Lochs are a group of freshwater lochs on the Isle of Mull in Scotland, known for supplying water to local whisky production.
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C.
Loch of Banks
Loch of Banks is a freshwater loch on Mainland, Orkney, known as part of the islands’ low-lying agricultural and wetland landscape in northern Scotland.
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D.
Solan Lochs
Solan Lochs are freshwater lochs on the Isle of Islay in Scotland that serve as the primary water source for the renowned Lagavulin whisky distillery.
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E.
Loch of Ayre
Loch of Ayre is a small freshwater loch on Orkney’s Mainland in Scotland, known for its tranquil setting and local birdlife.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
glacial corrie
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mountain basin ⓘ natural geographic feature ⓘ |
| access | remote ⓘ |
| climate | cool and often harsh mountain climate ⓘ |
| conservationImportance | important upland habitat in the Cairngorms ⓘ |
| contains | Loch A’an ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| drainage | River Avon (Spey) catchment ⓘ |
| ecosystem |
alpine tundra-like vegetation
ⓘ
montane heath ⓘ |
| elevation | high-altitude ⓘ |
| formedBy | glacial erosion ⓘ |
| geologicalType | glacial cirque ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dramatic cliffs
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wild mountain scenery ⓘ |
| hazard |
rapidly changing weather
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winter snow and ice ⓘ |
| landscapeType | sub-arctic mountain environment ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cairngorms
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Scotland ⓘ Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| near |
Ben Macdui
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Cairn Gorm ⓘ Cairn Toul ⓘ Loch Avon ⓘ |
| notableFor |
remote character
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spectacular scenery ⓘ steep corrie walls ⓘ |
| partOf | Cairngorms National Park ⓘ |
| popularFor |
hillwalking
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mountaineering ⓘ wild camping ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | within national park ⓘ |
| region | Grampian Mountains ⓘ |
| terrain |
rocky
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steep-sided ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | freshwater loch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Loch A’an Basin Description of subject: Loch A’an Basin is a remote, high-altitude glacial corrie and loch in the Cairngorms of the Scottish Highlands, known for its dramatic cliffs and wild mountain scenery.
Referenced by (1)
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