Château de Castelnaud

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castle medieval fortress tourist attraction

Château de Castelnaud is a medieval fortress in France’s Dordogne region, renowned for its extensive collection of reconstructed siege weapons and its commanding views over the Dordogne Valley.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle	5
Château de Castelnaud canonical	3
Castelnaud-la-Chapelle Castle	1
Castelnaud-la-Chapelle castle	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10768724 — 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: Château de Castelnaud
Context triple: [Périgord, contains, Château de Castelnaud]

A. Château de Chavaniac
Château de Chavaniac is a historic French manor house best known as the birthplace and family estate of the Marquis de Lafayette, a key figure in both the American and French revolutions.
B. Château de l’Échelle
Château de l’Échelle is a historic medieval castle in La Roche-sur-Foron, Haute-Savoie, France, known for its preserved architecture and cultural exhibitions.
C. Château de Valère
Château de Valère is a historic fortified church complex overlooking Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais, renowned for its medieval architecture and one of the world’s oldest playable organs.
D. Château d’Aigle
Château d’Aigle is a medieval castle in the Swiss town of Aigle, renowned for its picturesque setting amid vineyards and its wine and vine museum.
E. Château de Nérac
Château de Nérac is a historic Renaissance castle in southwestern France that served as a residence of the Albret family and the future King Henry IV.
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: Château de Castelnaud
Target entity description: Château de Castelnaud is a medieval fortress in France’s Dordogne region, renowned for its extensive collection of reconstructed siege weapons and its commanding views over the Dordogne Valley.

A. Château de Chavaniac
Château de Chavaniac is a historic French manor house best known as the birthplace and family estate of the Marquis de Lafayette, a key figure in both the American and French revolutions.
B. Château de l’Échelle
Château de l’Échelle is a historic medieval castle in La Roche-sur-Foron, Haute-Savoie, France, known for its preserved architecture and cultural exhibitions.
C. Château de Valère
Château de Valère is a historic fortified church complex overlooking Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais, renowned for its medieval architecture and one of the world’s oldest playable organs.
D. Château d’Aigle
Château d’Aigle is a medieval castle in the Swiss town of Aigle, renowned for its picturesque setting amid vineyards and its wine and vine museum.
E. Château de Nérac
Château de Nérac is a historic Renaissance castle in southwestern France that served as a residence of the Albret family and the future King Henry IV.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	castle ⓘ medieval fortress ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle	medieval architecture ⓘ
category	Castles in Dordogne ⓘ Historic house museums in Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ Museums in Dordogne ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
elevation	hilltop site ⓘ
function	defensive stronghold ⓘ
hasExhibit	armor collection ⓘ ballista reconstructions ⓘ crossbows ⓘ mangonel reconstructions ⓘ medieval firearms ⓘ trebuchet reconstructions ⓘ
hasPart	artillery terrace ⓘ bailey ⓘ curtain walls ⓘ keep ⓘ towers ⓘ
heritageDesignation	Monument historique of France ⓘ
heritageDesignationStart	1966 ⓘ
inception	12th century ⓘ
knownFor	collection of reconstructed siege weapons ⓘ museum of medieval warfare ⓘ
languageOfName	French ⓘ
localName	Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle ⓘ linked to: Château de Castelnaud
locatedIn	Castelnaud-la-Chapelle ⓘ Dordogne ⓘ Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ
material	stone ⓘ
near	Beynac-et-Cazenac ⓘ La Roque-Gageac ⓘ Sarlat-la-Canéda ⓘ
openToPublic	true ⓘ
overlooks	Dordogne Valley ⓘ linked to: Dordogne River Dordogne ⓘ linked to: Dordogne River
owner	private owner ⓘ
region	southwestern France ⓘ
restoration	20th century restoration ⓘ
significantEvent	Hundred Years War ⓘ linked to: Hundred Years' War
touristRegion	Périgord Noir ⓘ linked to: Périgord
use	museum ⓘ
usedDuring	Hundred Years War ⓘ linked to: Hundred Years' War Wars of Religion in France ⓘ linked to: French Wars of Religion
view	panoramic views over Dordogne Valley ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Périgord → contains → Château de Castelnaud ⓘ

Castelnaud-la-Chapelle → hasLandmark → Château de Castelnaud-la-Chapelle ⓘ

subject linked to: Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, Dordogne, France