Armadale Castle
E141494
Armadale Castle is a historic ruined country house and former seat of the MacDonald clan, set within extensive gardens on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Armadale Castle canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T964439 — 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: Armadale Castle Context triple: [Isle of Skye, hasHistoricSite, Armadale Castle]
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A.
Kinnaird Castle
Kinnaird Castle is a historic Scottish country house in Angus that has long served as the ancestral home of the Earls of Southesk.
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B.
Airthrey Castle
Airthrey Castle is a historic 18th-century country house in Stirling, Scotland, now incorporated into the University of Stirling’s campus.
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C.
Dunvegan Castle
Dunvegan Castle is a historic fortress and ancestral seat of the Clan MacLeod, located on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
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D.
Urquhart Castle
Urquhart Castle is a dramatic medieval fortress in the Scottish Highlands overlooking Loch Ness, renowned for its picturesque ruins and turbulent history.
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E.
Drumlanrig Castle
Drumlanrig Castle is a grand 17th-century Renaissance-style mansion in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, renowned for its historic architecture, extensive estate, and significant art collection.
- 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: Armadale Castle Target entity description: Armadale Castle is a historic ruined country house and former seat of the MacDonald clan, set within extensive gardens on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
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A.
Kinnaird Castle
Kinnaird Castle is a historic Scottish country house in Angus that has long served as the ancestral home of the Earls of Southesk.
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B.
Airthrey Castle
Airthrey Castle is a historic 18th-century country house in Stirling, Scotland, now incorporated into the University of Stirling’s campus.
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C.
Dunvegan Castle
Dunvegan Castle is a historic fortress and ancestral seat of the Clan MacLeod, located on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
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D.
Urquhart Castle
Urquhart Castle is a dramatic medieval fortress in the Scottish Highlands overlooking Loch Ness, renowned for its picturesque ruins and turbulent history.
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E.
Drumlanrig Castle
Drumlanrig Castle is a grand 17th-century Renaissance-style mansion in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, renowned for its historic architecture, extensive estate, and significant art collection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle ruin
ⓘ
historic ruined country house ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect |
David Bryce
ⓘ
James Gillespie Graham ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Scottish Baronial ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 19th century ⓘ |
| contains | Museum of the Isles ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| formerSeatOf |
Clan Donald
ⓘ
clan MacDonald ⓘ
surface form:
MacDonald clan
|
| function | former country house ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
café
ⓘ
car park ⓘ gift shop ⓘ visitor centre ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Castles in the Isle of Skye
ⓘ
Clan Donald ⓘ Historic house ruins in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
coastal views
ⓘ
extensive gardens ⓘ woodland walks ⓘ |
| hasParkland | designed landscape ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Sound of Sleat ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Category B listed building
ⓘ
Designed Landscape of national importance ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Isle of Skye
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near | Armadale (Skye) ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Clan Donald
ⓘ
landscaped gardens ⓘ museum interpreting Highland history ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Clan Donald Lands Trust ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Clan Donald Lands Trust ⓘ |
| partOf | Clan Donald estate on Skye ⓘ |
| region |
Scottish Highlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Highland
|
| status | ruin ⓘ |
| tourismType |
garden tourism
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ |
| use |
gardens open to the public
ⓘ
museum site ⓘ visitor attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Armadale Castle Description of subject: Armadale Castle is a historic ruined country house and former seat of the MacDonald clan, set within extensive gardens on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Clan MacDonald