Pentland Ferries
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Pentland Ferries is a privately owned Scottish ferry company that operates passenger and vehicle services across the Pentland Firth between mainland Scotland and the Orkney Islands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pentland Ferries canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9545892 — 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: Pentland Ferries Context triple: [South Ronaldsay, ferryOperator, Pentland Ferries]
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A.
Orkney Ferries
Orkney Ferries is a local ferry operator in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, providing passenger and vehicle services between the archipelago’s inhabited islands.
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B.
Shetland Islands Council Ferries
Shetland Islands Council Ferries is the local authority-run ferry service that operates inter-island passenger and vehicle routes throughout the Shetland archipelago in Scotland.
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C.
Kyle of Lochalsh–Kyleakin ferry service
The Kyle of Lochalsh–Kyleakin ferry service was a former sea crossing that linked the Scottish mainland village of Kyle of Lochalsh with the Isle of Skye village of Kyleakin before the construction of a permanent road bridge.
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D.
Stornoway–Ullapool ferry
The Stornoway–Ullapool ferry is a major Scottish west coast ferry route linking the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides with the mainland port of Ullapool.
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E.
Skye–Raasay ferry
The Skye–Raasay ferry is a Scottish ferry service that connects the Isle of Skye with the nearby island of Raasay across the Sound of Raasay.
- 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: Pentland Ferries Target entity description: Pentland Ferries is a privately owned Scottish ferry company that operates passenger and vehicle services across the Pentland Firth between mainland Scotland and the Orkney Islands.
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A.
Orkney Ferries
Orkney Ferries is a local ferry operator in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, providing passenger and vehicle services between the archipelago’s inhabited islands.
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B.
Shetland Islands Council Ferries
Shetland Islands Council Ferries is the local authority-run ferry service that operates inter-island passenger and vehicle routes throughout the Shetland archipelago in Scotland.
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C.
Kyle of Lochalsh–Kyleakin ferry service
The Kyle of Lochalsh–Kyleakin ferry service was a former sea crossing that linked the Scottish mainland village of Kyle of Lochalsh with the Isle of Skye village of Kyleakin before the construction of a permanent road bridge.
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D.
Stornoway–Ullapool ferry
The Stornoway–Ullapool ferry is a major Scottish west coast ferry route linking the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides with the mainland port of Ullapool.
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E.
Skye–Raasay ferry
The Skye–Raasay ferry is a Scottish ferry service that connects the Isle of Skye with the nearby island of Raasay across the Sound of Raasay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ferry company
ⓘ
transport company ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| flagState | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Andrew Banks ⓘ |
| hasService |
passenger transport across Pentland Firth
ⓘ
vehicle transport across Pentland Firth ⓘ |
| hasVessel |
MV Alfred
ⓘ
MV Pentalina ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://pentlandferries.co.uk ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Caithness
ⓘ
Gills Bay ⓘ |
| industry |
maritime transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ vehicle transport ⓘ |
| isPrivatelyHeld | true ⓘ |
| offersService | roll-on/roll-off ferry ⓘ |
| operatesAcross | Pentland Firth ⓘ |
| operatesBetween |
Orkney Islands
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| operatesInRegion |
Orkney Islands
ⓘ
Pentland Firth ⓘ mainland Scotland ⓘ |
| owner | Andrew Banks ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Highland
ⓘ
Orkney ⓘ
linked to:
Orkney Islands
|
| route |
Gills Bay–St Margaret’s Hope
ⓘ
linked to:
Gills Bay
|
| serviceType |
ferry service
ⓘ
passenger ferry ⓘ vehicle ferry ⓘ |
| transportMode | sea transport ⓘ |
| usesPort |
Gills Bay terminal
ⓘ
St Margaret’s Hope terminal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pentland Ferries Description of subject: Pentland Ferries is a privately owned Scottish ferry company that operates passenger and vehicle services across the Pentland Firth between mainland Scotland and the Orkney Islands.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.