Pulteney Weir
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Pulteney Weir is a historic curved weir on the River Avon in Bath, England, known for its picturesque setting beside Pulteney Bridge and its role in the city's Georgian-era river management.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pulteney Weir canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9586986 — 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: Pulteney Weir Context triple: [Bath Weir, hasNameVariant, Pulteney Weir]
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A.
Feildes Weir
Feildes Weir is a historic river weir on the River Lea in England, used to control water levels and flow for navigation and water management.
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B.
Torrumbarry Weir
Torrumbarry Weir is a major river regulation structure on the Murray River in Victoria, Australia, used for water storage, irrigation, and navigation control.
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C.
Pitlochry Dam
Pitlochry Dam is a mid-20th-century hydroelectric dam on the River Tummel in Scotland, noted for its power station and popular salmon ladder attraction.
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D.
Aviemore Dam
Aviemore Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in New Zealand’s South Island, forming Lake Aviemore as part of the Waitaki River power scheme.
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E.
Laggan Locks
Laggan Locks is a flight of canal locks on the Caledonian Canal in the Scottish Highlands, situated between Loch Oich and Loch Lochy and used to raise and lower boats between the different water levels.
- 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: Pulteney Weir Target entity description: Pulteney Weir is a historic curved weir on the River Avon in Bath, England, known for its picturesque setting beside Pulteney Bridge and its role in the city's Georgian-era river management.
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A.
Feildes Weir
Feildes Weir is a historic river weir on the River Lea in England, used to control water levels and flow for navigation and water management.
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B.
Torrumbarry Weir
Torrumbarry Weir is a major river regulation structure on the Murray River in Victoria, Australia, used for water storage, irrigation, and navigation control.
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C.
Pitlochry Dam
Pitlochry Dam is a mid-20th-century hydroelectric dam on the River Tummel in Scotland, noted for its power station and popular salmon ladder attraction.
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D.
Aviemore Dam
Aviemore Dam is a major hydroelectric dam in New Zealand’s South Island, forming Lake Aviemore as part of the Waitaki River power scheme.
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E.
Laggan Locks
Laggan Locks is a flight of canal locks on the Caledonian Canal in the Scottish Highlands, situated between Loch Oich and Loch Lochy and used to raise and lower boats between the different water levels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
ⓘ
weir ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Pulteney Bridge ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian era civil engineering ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Bath, Somerset
ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Bath, Somerset ⓘ Weirs in England ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 51.382°N 2.357°W (approximate) ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
flood management
ⓘ
navigation management ⓘ river level control ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central island section
ⓘ
multi-step spillway ⓘ |
| hasShape |
curved
ⓘ
horseshoe-shaped ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Bath city skyline
ⓘ
Pulteney Bridge ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II listed structure ⓘ |
| imageSubjectOf |
postcards of Bath
ⓘ
tourist photographs ⓘ |
| inception | 18th century ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Georgian-era river management
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association with Pulteney Bridge ⓘ picturesque appearance ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bath
ⓘ
England ⓘ Somerset ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | City of Bath World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | River Avon ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | local authorities in Bath and North East Somerset ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Bath city centre
ⓘ
Grand Parade, Bath ⓘ Parade Gardens, Bath ⓘ |
| partOf |
River Avon navigation in Bath
ⓘ
linked to:
River Avon navigation system
River Avon weir system in Bath ⓘ
linked to:
Bath Weir
historic riverfront of Bath ⓘ |
| river | River Avon ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
landscape paintings of Bath
ⓘ
tourist guides to Bath ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| viewpointFor | Pulteney Bridge ⓘ |
| watercourseDirection | flows through Bath towards Bristol ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pulteney Weir Description of subject: Pulteney Weir is a historic curved weir on the River Avon in Bath, England, known for its picturesque setting beside Pulteney Bridge and its role in the city's Georgian-era river management.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.