Monkland Canal (partly infilled)
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Monkland Canal (partly infilled) is a historic Scottish waterway, now largely disused and partially filled in, that once played a key role in the industrial development of the Coatbridge area.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monkland Canal (disused) | 1 |
| Monkland Canal (partly infilled) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1293766 — 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: Monkland Canal (partly infilled) Context triple: [Coatbridge, hasCanal, Monkland Canal (partly infilled)]
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A.
Forth and Clyde Canal
The Forth and Clyde Canal is a historic Scottish waterway that crosses the Central Belt, linking the Firth of Forth on the east coast with the Firth of Clyde on the west.
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B.
Coventry Canal
The Coventry Canal is an 18th-century English narrow canal, engineered by James Brindley, that links Coventry with the wider Midlands canal network and played a key role in the region’s industrial transport.
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C.
Paisley Canal Line
The Paisley Canal Line is a suburban railway route in the west of Scotland that connects Glasgow with the town of Paisley, serving local commuter traffic.
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D.
Huddersfield Narrow Canal
The Huddersfield Narrow Canal is a restored trans-Pennine waterway in northern England, noted for its dramatic scenery and the long Standedge Tunnel that carries it beneath the Pennines.
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E.
Macclesfield Canal
The Macclesfield Canal is a historic narrow canal in northwest England, known for its scenic route through Cheshire and its role in the region’s 19th-century industrial transport network.
- 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: Monkland Canal (partly infilled) Target entity description: Monkland Canal (partly infilled) is a historic Scottish waterway, now largely disused and partially filled in, that once played a key role in the industrial development of the Coatbridge area.
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A.
Forth and Clyde Canal
The Forth and Clyde Canal is a historic Scottish waterway that crosses the Central Belt, linking the Firth of Forth on the east coast with the Firth of Clyde on the west.
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B.
Coventry Canal
The Coventry Canal is an 18th-century English narrow canal, engineered by James Brindley, that links Coventry with the wider Midlands canal network and played a key role in the region’s industrial transport.
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C.
Paisley Canal Line
The Paisley Canal Line is a suburban railway route in the west of Scotland that connects Glasgow with the town of Paisley, serving local commuter traffic.
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D.
Huddersfield Narrow Canal
The Huddersfield Narrow Canal is a restored trans-Pennine waterway in northern England, noted for its dramatic scenery and the long Standedge Tunnel that carries it beneath the Pennines.
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E.
Macclesfield Canal
The Macclesfield Canal is a historic narrow canal in northwest England, known for its scenic route through Cheshire and its role in the region’s 19th-century industrial transport network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
historic waterway ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentUse |
landscape feature
ⓘ
limited recreational use ⓘ |
| hasPart |
infilled sections
ⓘ
water-filled sections ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic infrastructure ⓘ |
| historicFunction | industrial transport route ⓘ |
| influenced |
growth of local ironworks
ⓘ
urban expansion of Coatbridge ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Belt of Scotland
Coatbridge ⓘ Monklands district ⓘ
surface form:
Monklands area
North Lanarkshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Glasgow ⓘ |
| originalUse | commercial navigation ⓘ |
| partlyReplacedBy |
railway transport
ⓘ
road transport ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | industrial development of Coatbridge ⓘ |
| region |
Central Lowlands of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Lowlands of Scotland
|
| status |
largely disused
ⓘ
partly infilled ⓘ |
| usedFor |
transport of coal
ⓘ
transport of industrial goods ⓘ |
| waterwayType | navigable canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monkland Canal (partly infilled) Description of subject: Monkland Canal (partly infilled) is a historic Scottish waterway, now largely disused and partially filled in, that once played a key role in the industrial development of the Coatbridge area.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Monkland Canal (disused)