Falkland Palace
E164427
Falkland Palace is a historic Renaissance royal residence in Fife, Scotland, long used by the Scottish monarchy as a country retreat and hunting lodge.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Falkland Palace canonical | 5 |
| Palace of Falkland | 2 |
| Falkland Palace, Fife, Scotland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1301080 — 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: Falkland Palace Context triple: [James V of Scotland, placeOfDeath, Falkland Palace]
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A.
Linlithgow Palace
Linlithgow Palace is a ruined Renaissance royal residence in West Lothian, Scotland, best known as the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots and a former seat of the Scottish monarchy.
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B.
Dunfermline Palace
Dunfermline Palace is a historic former royal residence in Dunfermline, Fife, known for its association with Scottish monarchs and its proximity to Dunfermline Abbey.
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C.
Blair Castle
Blair Castle is a historic Scottish Highland fortress and stately home, renowned as the ancestral seat of the Dukes of Atholl and a major heritage attraction in Perthshire.
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D.
Scone Palace
Scone Palace is a historic Scottish stately home near Perth, famed as the ancient crowning place of Scottish kings and the original home of the Stone of Scone.
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E.
Balmoral Castle
Balmoral Castle is a large Scottish estate house in Aberdeenshire that serves as a private retreat for the British royal family.
- 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: Falkland Palace Target entity description: Falkland Palace is a historic Renaissance royal residence in Fife, Scotland, long used by the Scottish monarchy as a country retreat and hunting lodge.
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A.
Linlithgow Palace
Linlithgow Palace is a ruined Renaissance royal residence in West Lothian, Scotland, best known as the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots and a former seat of the Scottish monarchy.
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B.
Dunfermline Palace
Dunfermline Palace is a historic former royal residence in Dunfermline, Fife, known for its association with Scottish monarchs and its proximity to Dunfermline Abbey.
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C.
Blair Castle
Blair Castle is a historic Scottish Highland fortress and stately home, renowned as the ancestral seat of the Dukes of Atholl and a major heritage attraction in Perthshire.
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D.
Scone Palace
Scone Palace is a historic Scottish stately home near Perth, famed as the ancient crowning place of Scottish kings and the original home of the Stone of Scone.
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E.
Balmoral Castle
Balmoral Castle is a large Scottish estate house in Aberdeenshire that serves as a private retreat for the British royal family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
royal palace ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Renaissance ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kings of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish monarchy
|
| builtFor |
James IV of Scotland
ⓘ
James V of Scotland ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 16th century ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 15th century ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| era | Renaissance Scotland ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Fife Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Fife Council (planning jurisdiction)
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Falkland Palace
ⓘ
surface form:
Palace of Falkland
|
| hasCulturalSignificance |
former royal hunting residence
ⓘ
symbol of Scottish Renaissance court culture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapel royal
ⓘ
great hall ⓘ royal apartments ⓘ tennis court ⓘ |
| hasFunction | royal hunting seat ⓘ |
| hasGarden | Falkland Palace gardens ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Falkland village ⓘ |
| hasPart |
gatehouse
ⓘ
inner courtyard ⓘ outer courtyard ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| hasTourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Lomond Hills ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| listedStatus | protected historic environment site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Falkland
ⓘ
Fife ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Trust for Scotland ⓘ |
| near | Lomond Hills Regional Park ⓘ |
| notableResident |
James V of Scotland
ⓘ
James VI and I ⓘ
surface form:
James VI of Scotland
Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Crown Estate
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown Estate Scotland
|
| region |
Central Lowlands of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Lowlands of Scotland
|
| restoredBy |
John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute
ⓘ
surface form:
3rd Marquess of Bute
|
| significantEvent | fire in 1654 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
country retreat
ⓘ
hunting lodge ⓘ royal residence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Falkland Palace Description of subject: Falkland Palace is a historic Renaissance royal residence in Fife, Scotland, long used by the Scottish monarchy as a country retreat and hunting lodge.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Palace of Falkland
this entity surface form:
Palace of Falkland
this entity surface form:
Falkland Palace, Fife, Scotland