Lochnagar Crater memorial site
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Lochnagar Crater memorial site is a preserved First World War battlefield crater on the Somme in France, maintained as a place of remembrance for those who fought and died in the 1916 offensive.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lochnagar Crater memorial site canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8912211 — 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: Lochnagar Crater memorial site Context triple: [Somme 1916, memorial, Lochnagar Crater memorial site]
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A.
Claggan Park, Fort William
Claggan Park in Fort William is a sports ground and scenic venue at the foot of Ben Nevis, best known as the home of Fort William F.C. and as a key hub for outdoor events and mountain races.
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B.
Chunuk Bair Memorial
Chunuk Bair Memorial is a World War I monument on the Gallipoli Peninsula commemorating the New Zealand and Allied soldiers who fought and died in the 1915 Gallipoli campaign.
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C.
National Monument of Scotland
The National Monument of Scotland is an unfinished early 19th-century memorial on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, inspired by the Parthenon and dedicated to Scottish soldiers and sailors who died in the Napoleonic Wars.
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D.
Macaulay Heritage Park
Macaulay Heritage Park is a historic site and museum complex in Picton, Ontario, centered around the former home and church of Reverend William Macaulay and dedicated to preserving the area's 19th-century heritage.
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E.
Buchan Ness
Buchan Ness is a prominent rocky headland on the northeast coast of Scotland, known as the easternmost point of mainland Scotland and for its distinctive lighthouse.
- 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: Lochnagar Crater memorial site Target entity description: Lochnagar Crater memorial site is a preserved First World War battlefield crater on the Somme in France, maintained as a place of remembrance for those who fought and died in the 1916 offensive.
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A.
Claggan Park, Fort William
Claggan Park in Fort William is a sports ground and scenic venue at the foot of Ben Nevis, best known as the home of Fort William F.C. and as a key hub for outdoor events and mountain races.
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B.
Chunuk Bair Memorial
Chunuk Bair Memorial is a World War I monument on the Gallipoli Peninsula commemorating the New Zealand and Allied soldiers who fought and died in the 1915 Gallipoli campaign.
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C.
National Monument of Scotland
The National Monument of Scotland is an unfinished early 19th-century memorial on Calton Hill in Edinburgh, inspired by the Parthenon and dedicated to Scottish soldiers and sailors who died in the Napoleonic Wars.
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D.
Macaulay Heritage Park
Macaulay Heritage Park is a historic site and museum complex in Picton, Ontario, centered around the former home and church of Reverend William Macaulay and dedicated to preserving the area's 19th-century heritage.
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E.
Buchan Ness
Buchan Ness is a prominent rocky headland on the northeast coast of Scotland, known as the easternmost point of mainland Scotland and for its distinctive lighthouse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First World War battlefield site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
1 July 1916 British offensive
ⓘ
British Army tunnelling operations ⓘ |
| commemorates |
British soldiers of the First World War
ⓘ
Commonwealth soldiers of the First World War ⓘ French soldiers of the First World War ⓘ German soldiers of the First World War ⓘ soldiers who died in the Battle of the Somme ⓘ soldiers who fought in the Battle of the Somme ⓘ |
| conflict |
First World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War I
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| createdBy | Lochnagar mine explosion ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1 July 1916 ⓘ |
| era | 1914–1918 ⓘ |
| event | detonation of a large British mine under German lines ⓘ |
| hasContext |
1916 Somme offensive
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Somme
|
| hasFeature |
information panels
ⓘ
large mine crater ⓘ memorial crosses ⓘ paths around the crater rim ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
First World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War I
|
| hasNameOrigin |
Lochnagar mine
ⓘ
linked to:
Lochnagar mine explosion
|
| hasSignificance |
symbol of remembrance and reconciliation
ⓘ
symbol of the scale of destruction on the Somme ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfCrater | mine crater ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Hauts-de-France ⓘ La Boisselle ⓘ Somme department ⓘ
linked to:
Somme (department)
|
| maintainedAs |
memorial site
ⓘ
place of remembrance ⓘ |
| near |
Albert, Somme
ⓘ
Ovillers-la-Boisselle ⓘ
linked to:
La Boisselle
|
| onBattlefieldOf | Battle of the Somme ⓘ |
| openTo | the public ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Front ⓘ |
| preservedAs |
battlefield relic
ⓘ
historical site ⓘ |
| subjectOf | First World War remembrance activities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
battlefield tourism
ⓘ
commemoration ceremonies ⓘ educational visits ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
battlefield tourists
ⓘ
relatives of fallen soldiers ⓘ school groups ⓘ |
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Subject: Lochnagar Crater memorial site Description of subject: Lochnagar Crater memorial site is a preserved First World War battlefield crater on the Somme in France, maintained as a place of remembrance for those who fought and died in the 1916 offensive.
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