Mary’s Needle standing stone
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Mary’s Needle standing stone is a slender, historic monolith near the medieval church at Avaldsnes in Norway, long associated with local legends and Norse cultural heritage.
All labels observed (1)
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| Mary’s Needle standing stone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15655674 — 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: Mary’s Needle standing stone Context triple: [Avaldsnes, hasLandmark, Mary’s Needle standing stone]
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A.
Flora Shallcross Stone
Flora Shallcross Stone was the wife of pioneering motion-picture photographer Eadweard Muybridge and became known for her involvement in the scandal surrounding his killing of her lover.
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B.
Bleaklow Stones
Bleaklow Stones are a distinctive group of weather-eroded gritstone rock formations located on the Bleaklow moorland plateau in the Peak District, England.
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C.
Maryhill Stonehenge
Maryhill Stonehenge is a full-scale concrete replica of England’s Stonehenge in Maryhill, Washington, built as a World War I memorial overlooking the Columbia River Gorge.
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D.
Ward's Stone
Ward's Stone is a prominent gritstone fell in Lancashire, England, known for its expansive moorland plateau and extensive views over the surrounding countryside.
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E.
Westmorland Cairn
Westmorland Cairn is a famous summit cairn on Great Gable in the Lake District, renowned for its panoramic views over Wastwater and the surrounding fells.
- 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: Mary’s Needle standing stone Target entity description: Mary’s Needle standing stone is a slender, historic monolith near the medieval church at Avaldsnes in Norway, long associated with local legends and Norse cultural heritage.
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A.
Flora Shallcross Stone
Flora Shallcross Stone was the wife of pioneering motion-picture photographer Eadweard Muybridge and became known for her involvement in the scandal surrounding his killing of her lover.
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B.
Bleaklow Stones
Bleaklow Stones are a distinctive group of weather-eroded gritstone rock formations located on the Bleaklow moorland plateau in the Peak District, England.
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C.
Maryhill Stonehenge
Maryhill Stonehenge is a full-scale concrete replica of England’s Stonehenge in Maryhill, Washington, built as a World War I memorial overlooking the Columbia River Gorge.
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D.
Ward's Stone
Ward's Stone is a prominent gritstone fell in Lancashire, England, known for its expansive moorland plateau and extensive views over the surrounding countryside.
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E.
Westmorland Cairn
Westmorland Cairn is a famous summit cairn on Great Gable in the Lake District, renowned for its panoramic views over Wastwater and the surrounding fells.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.