Duntulm Castle
E142734
Duntulm Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold perched dramatically on the northern tip of the Isle of Skye in Scotland, historically associated with the MacDonald clan.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Duntulm Castle canonical | 4 |
| Duntulm | 1 |
| Duntulm Castle ruins | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T964440 — 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: Duntulm Castle Context triple: [Isle of Skye, hasHistoricSite, Duntulm Castle]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Armadale Castle
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.
- 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: Duntulm Castle Target entity description: Duntulm Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold perched dramatically on the northern tip of the Isle of Skye in Scotland, historically associated with the MacDonald clan.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Armadale Castle
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
medieval stronghold ⓘ ruined castle ⓘ |
| access | publicly accessible ruin ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval Scottish castle ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Clan Donald
ⓘ
Clan MacDonald of Sleat ⓘ |
| builtFor | Clan MacDonald of Sleat ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in the Isle of Skye
ⓘ
Clan Donald ⓘ Ruined castles in Highland ⓘ |
| condition | ruin ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ |
| elevation | clifftop site ⓘ |
| era | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| feature |
courtyard
ⓘ
curtain walls ⓘ sea cliffs ⓘ towers ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Outer Hebrides ⓘ |
| heritage | Scottish clan stronghold ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| isOn | northern tip of Isle of Skye ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with Clan MacDonald
ⓘ
dramatic coastal setting ⓘ views over The Minch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Duntulm Castle
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Duntulm
|
| locatedOn | Trotternish Peninsula ⓘ |
| location | Isle of Skye ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Kilmuir
ⓘ
Staffin ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
The Minch ⓘ |
| ownershipHistory | Clan MacDonald of Sleat ⓘ |
| partOf | heritage of Isle of Skye ⓘ |
| region |
Scottish Highlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Highland
|
| tourismRegion | Inner Hebrides ⓘ |
| usedAs |
clan seat
ⓘ
fortified residence ⓘ |
| usedFor |
sightseeing
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Duntulm Castle Description of subject: Duntulm Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold perched dramatically on the northern tip of the Isle of Skye in Scotland, historically associated with the MacDonald clan.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Clan MacDonald
this entity surface form:
Duntulm
this entity surface form:
Duntulm Castle ruins