Mingary Castle
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Mingary Castle is a medieval coastal stronghold on the Ardnamurchan peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, notable for its well-preserved curtain walls and long history as a strategic clan fortress.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mingary Castle canonical | 1 |
| Mingary Castle (royal association) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9482546 — 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: Mingary Castle Context triple: [Moidart, hasHistoricSite, Mingary Castle]
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A.
Carrigafoyle Castle
Carrigafoyle Castle is a 15th-century tower house and historic ruin in County Kerry, Ireland, noted for its strategic location and role in the Elizabethan wars.
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B.
Innis Chonnell Castle
Innis Chonnell Castle is a medieval stronghold on an island in Loch Awe, Scotland, long associated with the early power and origins of Clan Campbell.
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C.
Kilmory Castle
Kilmory Castle is a historic 19th-century Gothic-style country house near Lochgilphead in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, now used as a local government headquarters.
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D.
Blackrock Castle
Blackrock Castle is a historic riverside fortification near Cork City that now serves as an observatory and science centre open to the public.
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E.
Lambay Castle
Lambay Castle is a historic fortified residence on Lambay Island off the coast of County Dublin, Ireland, notable for its medieval origins and later Arts and Crafts-style remodeling by architect Edwin Lutyens.
- 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: Mingary Castle Target entity description: Mingary Castle is a medieval coastal stronghold on the Ardnamurchan peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, notable for its well-preserved curtain walls and long history as a strategic clan fortress.
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A.
Carrigafoyle Castle
Carrigafoyle Castle is a 15th-century tower house and historic ruin in County Kerry, Ireland, noted for its strategic location and role in the Elizabethan wars.
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B.
Innis Chonnell Castle
Innis Chonnell Castle is a medieval stronghold on an island in Loch Awe, Scotland, long associated with the early power and origins of Clan Campbell.
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C.
Kilmory Castle
Kilmory Castle is a historic 19th-century Gothic-style country house near Lochgilphead in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, now used as a local government headquarters.
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D.
Blackrock Castle
Blackrock Castle is a historic riverside fortification near Cork City that now serves as an observatory and science centre open to the public.
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E.
Lambay Castle
Lambay Castle is a historic fortified residence on Lambay Island off the coast of County Dublin, Ireland, notable for its medieval origins and later Arts and Crafts-style remodeling by architect Edwin Lutyens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Clan MacDougall
ⓘ
Lords of Ardnamurchan ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Highland (council area)
ⓘ
Clan MacDonald ⓘ
linked to:
clan MacDonald
Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Highland (council area) ⓘ |
| coastal | true ⓘ |
| condition | restored ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British government
ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
Clan Campbell ⓘ Clan MacDonald of Ardnamurchan ⓘ Clan MacDougall ⓘ |
| coordinates | 56.696°N 6.093°W ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic house hotel
ⓘ
tourist accommodation ⓘ |
| firstRecorded | 13th century ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
courtyard
ⓘ
curtain walls ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle | medieval ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.mingarycastle.com/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAuthority | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedInArea | Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Kilchoan ⓘ |
| location | Ardnamurchan peninsula ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland | Isle of Mull ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long history as a clan fortress
ⓘ
well-preserved curtain walls ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks | Sound of Mull ⓘ |
| region | Lochaber ⓘ |
| restorationLedBy | Mingary Castle Preservation Trust ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
attacked during Jacobite risings
ⓘ
besieged during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controlled access to Sound of Mull
ⓘ
guarded western approaches to Scotland ⓘ |
| underwentRestoration | 2013–2016 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
clan stronghold
ⓘ
coastal fortress ⓘ military garrison ⓘ residence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mingary Castle Description of subject: Mingary Castle is a medieval coastal stronghold on the Ardnamurchan peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, notable for its well-preserved curtain walls and long history as a strategic clan fortress.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mingary Castle