Woodhenge
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Woodhenge is a Neolithic timber circle monument near Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, thought to have had ceremonial or ritual significance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Woodhenge canonical | 4 |
| Timber circles | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8907433 — 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: Woodhenge Context triple: [Salisbury Plain, contains, Woodhenge]
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A.
Woodhenge
Woodhenge is a prehistoric timber circle at the Cahokia archaeological site in Illinois, believed to have served as a solar calendar and ceremonial structure for the Mississippian culture.
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B.
Seip Earthworks
Seip Earthworks is a major prehistoric Native American earthwork complex in Ohio, notable for its large geometric enclosures and burial mounds built by the Hopewell culture.
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C.
Turner Earthworks
Turner Earthworks is a prehistoric Native American earthwork complex in Ohio associated with the Hopewell culture, known for its geometric mounds and ceremonial significance.
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D.
Circular Mound Altar
The Circular Mound Altar is an open-air, multi-tiered marble platform in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors conducted solemn winter solstice ceremonies to worship Heaven.
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E.
Cornfield Mound
Cornfield Mound is an ancient Native American earthwork located within Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia, associated with the Mississippian culture.
- 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: Woodhenge Target entity description: Woodhenge is a Neolithic timber circle monument near Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, thought to have had ceremonial or ritual significance.
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A.
Woodhenge
Woodhenge is a prehistoric timber circle at the Cahokia archaeological site in Illinois, believed to have served as a solar calendar and ceremonial structure for the Mississippian culture.
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B.
Seip Earthworks
Seip Earthworks is a major prehistoric Native American earthwork complex in Ohio, notable for its large geometric enclosures and burial mounds built by the Hopewell culture.
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C.
Turner Earthworks
Turner Earthworks is a prehistoric Native American earthwork complex in Ohio associated with the Hopewell culture, known for its geometric mounds and ceremonial significance.
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D.
Circular Mound Altar
The Circular Mound Altar is an open-air, multi-tiered marble platform in Beijing where Ming and Qing dynasty emperors conducted solemn winter solstice ceremonies to worship Heaven.
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E.
Cornfield Mound
Cornfield Mound is an ancient Native American earthwork located within Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in Georgia, associated with the Mississippian culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic timber circle
ⓘ
prehistoric monument ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological site in Wiltshire
ⓘ
Neolithic sites in England ⓘ Timber circles ⓘ
linked to:
Woodhenge
|
| civilParish |
Durrington
ⓘ
linked to:
Durrington, Wiltshire
|
| constructedInPeriod | 3rd millennium BC ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 40 metres ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
Ben Cunnington
ⓘ
Maud Cunnington ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1925 ⓘ |
| discoveryMethod | aerial photography ⓘ |
| epoch | Neolithic ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Maud Cunnington ⓘ |
| excavatedIn |
1926
ⓘ
1927 ⓘ |
| functionHypothesis |
associated with funerary practices
ⓘ
part of Stonehenge ceremonial complex ⓘ |
| gridReference | SU150433 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bank
ⓘ
central burial ⓘ concentric post rings ⓘ encircling ditch ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite |
Durrington Walls
ⓘ
Stonehenge Avenue ⓘ |
| hasReconstruction | concrete markers for postholes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Scheduled Monument
ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
ceremonial site
ⓘ
ritual monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ Wiltshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Stonehenge ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| material | timber ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| orientation | roughly north–south ⓘ |
| ownedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| partOf |
Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site
ⓘ
linked to:
Avebury
Stonehenge landscape ⓘ
linked to:
Durrington Walls
|
| region |
South West England
ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
|
| shape | circular ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Woodhenge Description of subject: Woodhenge is a Neolithic timber circle monument near Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England, thought to have had ceremonial or ritual significance.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.