Triple

T14418597
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kerr family E357520 entity
Predicate notableBranch P10432 FINISHED
Object Kerrs of Cessford
The Kerrs of Cessford were a powerful Scottish Border family branch, prominent as wardens and lairds in Roxburghshire and influential in the turbulent politics of the Anglo-Scottish frontier.
E1098685 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Kerrs of Cessford | Statement: [Kerr family, notableBranch, Kerrs of Cessford]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kerrs of Cessford
Context triple: [Kerr family, notableBranch, Kerrs of Cessford]
  • A. Campbells of Strachur
    The Campbells of Strachur are a distinguished Highland branch of the Clan Campbell historically associated with the Strachur area in Argyll, Scotland.
  • B. Lindsays of Edzell
    The Lindsays of Edzell were a prominent Scottish noble family, a branch of the powerful Lindsay clan, historically associated with the lands and barony of Edzell in Angus.
  • C. Nithsdale estates
    Nithsdale estates are historic Scottish landed properties long associated with the Maxwell family’s ancestral holdings and regional influence.
  • D. Airthrey Estate
    Airthrey Estate is a historic Scottish estate near Stirling, best known today as the scenic campus grounds of the University of Stirling, featuring parkland, woodland, and a central loch.
  • E. Lindsays of Glenesk
    The Lindsays of Glenesk are a notable cadet branch of the Scottish Clan Lindsay historically associated with lands in Glen Esk, Angus.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Kerrs of Cessford
Triple: [Kerr family, notableBranch, Kerrs of Cessford]
Generated description
The Kerrs of Cessford were a powerful Scottish Border family branch, prominent as wardens and lairds in Roxburghshire and influential in the turbulent politics of the Anglo-Scottish frontier.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kerrs of Cessford
Target entity description: The Kerrs of Cessford were a powerful Scottish Border family branch, prominent as wardens and lairds in Roxburghshire and influential in the turbulent politics of the Anglo-Scottish frontier.
  • A. Campbells of Strachur
    The Campbells of Strachur are a distinguished Highland branch of the Clan Campbell historically associated with the Strachur area in Argyll, Scotland.
  • B. Lindsays of Edzell
    The Lindsays of Edzell were a prominent Scottish noble family, a branch of the powerful Lindsay clan, historically associated with the lands and barony of Edzell in Angus.
  • C. Nithsdale estates
    Nithsdale estates are historic Scottish landed properties long associated with the Maxwell family’s ancestral holdings and regional influence.
  • D. Airthrey Estate
    Airthrey Estate is a historic Scottish estate near Stirling, best known today as the scenic campus grounds of the University of Stirling, featuring parkland, woodland, and a central loch.
  • E. Lindsays of Glenesk
    The Lindsays of Glenesk are a notable cadet branch of the Scottish Clan Lindsay historically associated with lands in Glen Esk, Angus.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d82793421c8190861eb0e673b085de completed April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de90cec8e4819087c72d82f9caacda completed April 14, 2026, 7:09 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fd5bc961c48190b67dceb2f07977fd completed May 8, 2026, 3:43 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fd5d078b8081908810acb77be74b2b completed May 8, 2026, 3:48 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fd5d7e07a08190be5154674f7478fb completed May 8, 2026, 3:50 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:18 a.m.