St Andrews Castle
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St Andrews Castle is a historic medieval fortress and former bishop’s residence overlooking the North Sea in the coastal town of St Andrews, Scotland.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St Andrews Castle canonical | 15 |
| St Andrews Castle (ruins) | 1 |
| St Andrews Castle ruins | 1 |
| St Andrew’s Castle (Fife) – English-held Device-style fort in Scotland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T621931 — 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: St Andrews Castle Context triple: [St Andrews, hasLandmark, St Andrews Castle]
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A.
Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle is a major historic fortress in central Scotland, renowned for its strategic hilltop location, royal residences, and pivotal role in Scottish history.
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B.
Urquhart Castle
Urquhart Castle is a dramatic medieval fortress in the Scottish Highlands overlooking Loch Ness, renowned for its picturesque ruins and turbulent history.
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C.
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress dominating the skyline of Scotland’s capital, renowned as a former royal residence, military stronghold, and one of the country’s most visited tourist attractions.
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D.
Blackness Castle
Blackness Castle is a 15th-century fortress on the Firth of Forth in Scotland, famed for its ship-like shape and long history as a royal castle, state prison, and military garrison.
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E.
Kinnaird Castle
Kinnaird Castle is a historic Scottish country house in Angus that has long served as the ancestral home of the Earls of Southesk.
- 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: St Andrews Castle Target entity description: St Andrews Castle is a historic medieval fortress and former bishop’s residence overlooking the North Sea in the coastal town of St Andrews, Scotland.
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A.
Stirling Castle
Stirling Castle is a major historic fortress in central Scotland, renowned for its strategic hilltop location, royal residences, and pivotal role in Scottish history.
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B.
Urquhart Castle
Urquhart Castle is a dramatic medieval fortress in the Scottish Highlands overlooking Loch Ness, renowned for its picturesque ruins and turbulent history.
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C.
Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh Castle is a historic fortress dominating the skyline of Scotland’s capital, renowned as a former royal residence, military stronghold, and one of the country’s most visited tourist attractions.
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D.
Blackness Castle
Blackness Castle is a 15th-century fortress on the Firth of Forth in Scotland, famed for its ship-like shape and long history as a royal castle, state prison, and military garrison.
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E.
Kinnaird Castle
Kinnaird Castle is a historic Scottish country house in Angus that has long served as the ancestral home of the Earls of Southesk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
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historic building ⓘ medieval fortress ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Archbishop David Beaton
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linked to:
Cardinal David Beaton
Cardinal David Beaton ⓘ Protestant Reformation in Scotland ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish Reformation
Scottish Reformation ⓘ |
| builtFor |
bishops of St Andrews
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linked to:
Bishopric of St Andrews
|
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| damagedDuring |
Rough Wooing
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linked to:
War of the Rough Wooing
Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ
linked to:
First War of Scottish Independence
|
| declineBegan | 16th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bottle dungeon
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counter-mine ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ inner courtyard ⓘ mine ⓘ seaward curtain wall ⓘ |
| hasRemainsOf |
hall range
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kitchen range ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | St Andrews Bay ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Category A listed building
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Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| largelyRuinedBy | 17th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fife
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St Andrews ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear | St Andrews Cathedral ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
east coast of Scotland
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rocky promontory ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
St Andrews Cathedral ruins
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University of St Andrews ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | North Sea ⓘ |
| periodOfConstruction | late 12th century ⓘ |
| rebuiltInPeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| region | East Neuk of Fife ⓘ |
| siteOf |
imprisonment of Protestant preachers
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murder of Cardinal David Beaton ⓘ siege during the Rough Wooing ⓘ |
| touristAttractionType | historic ruin ⓘ |
| usedAs |
bishop’s residence
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fortified residence ⓘ prison ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Andrews Castle Description of subject: St Andrews Castle is a historic medieval fortress and former bishop’s residence overlooking the North Sea in the coastal town of St Andrews, Scotland.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: St Andrews Castle
Device Forts
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notableWork
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St Andrew’s Castle (Fife) – English-held Device-style fort in Scotland
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linked to: St Andrews Castle
linked to: St Andrews Castle
subject linked to:
Cardinal David Beaton