Bressay ferry
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The Bressay ferry is a local passenger and vehicle service connecting the island of Bressay with Lerwick in Shetland, Scotland.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bressay ferry canonical | 1 |
| Bressay ferry terminal | 1 |
| Yell Sound ferry | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1202526 — 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: Bressay ferry Context triple: [Bressay, transport, Bressay ferry]
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A.
Arisaig
Arisaig is a small coastal village on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands, known as a gateway to the Small Isles and for its scenic beaches and views over the Inner Hebrides.
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B.
Heysham–Douglas ferry route
The Heysham–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle sea link across the Irish Sea connecting Heysham in England with Douglas on the Isle of Man.
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C.
Liverpool–Douglas ferry route
The Liverpool–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the English city of Liverpool with Douglas on the Isle of Man across the Irish Sea.
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D.
Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route
The Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route is a long-established passenger and vehicle sea crossing linking southwest Wales with southeast Ireland across the Irish Sea.
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E.
Woolwich ferry
The Woolwich Ferry is a free vehicle and pedestrian ferry service across the River Thames in east London, linking Woolwich on the south bank with North Woolwich on the north bank.
- 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: Bressay ferry Target entity description: The Bressay ferry is a local passenger and vehicle service connecting the island of Bressay with Lerwick in Shetland, Scotland.
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A.
Arisaig
Arisaig is a small coastal village on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands, known as a gateway to the Small Isles and for its scenic beaches and views over the Inner Hebrides.
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B.
Heysham–Douglas ferry route
The Heysham–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle sea link across the Irish Sea connecting Heysham in England with Douglas on the Isle of Man.
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C.
Liverpool–Douglas ferry route
The Liverpool–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the English city of Liverpool with Douglas on the Isle of Man across the Irish Sea.
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D.
Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route
The Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route is a long-established passenger and vehicle sea crossing linking southwest Wales with southeast Ireland across the Irish Sea.
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E.
Woolwich ferry
The Woolwich Ferry is a free vehicle and pedestrian ferry service across the River Thames in east London, linking Woolwich on the south bank with North Woolwich on the north bank.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ferry service
ⓘ
passenger ferry ⓘ vehicle ferry ⓘ |
| connects |
Bressay
ⓘ
Lerwick ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAccessTo |
Bressay Lighthouse
ⓘ
Noss National Nature Reserve via Bressay ⓘ |
| hasFrequency | multiple daily sailings ⓘ |
| hasRoute | Lerwick–Bressay route ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | maritime transport link ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Scotland
ⓘ
Shetland ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | water transport ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Shetland Islands Council Ferries ⓘ |
| operatesOn | Bressay Sound ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | in operation ⓘ |
| partOf |
NorthLink Ferries network
ⓘ
surface form:
Shetland inter-island ferry network
|
| primaryPurpose | provide access between Bressay and Lerwick ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Bressay
ⓘ
Lerwick ⓘ Shetland ⓘ
surface form:
Shetland Islands
|
| serviceType | local ferry service ⓘ |
| terminus |
Bressay ferry
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bressay ferry terminal
Lerwick Harbour ⓘ
surface form:
Lerwick ferry terminal
|
| transports |
passengers
ⓘ
vehicles ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter travel
ⓘ
local transport ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bressay ferry Description of subject: The Bressay ferry is a local passenger and vehicle service connecting the island of Bressay with Lerwick in Shetland, Scotland.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bressay ferry terminal
this entity surface form:
Yell Sound ferry