Fishguard Tapestry
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The Fishguard Tapestry is a large embroidered artwork created by local needleworkers that commemorates the failed French invasion of Wales at Fishguard in 1797, often likened to a modern Welsh counterpart to the Bayeux Tapestry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fishguard Tapestry canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1975318 — 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: Fishguard Tapestry Context triple: [Fishguard, hasCulturalAttraction, Fishguard Tapestry]
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A.
Fishguard
Fishguard is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, known as an important ferry port linking Wales and Ireland across the Irish Sea.
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B.
Bargoed
Bargoed is a former coal mining town in the Rhymney Valley of south Wales that developed rapidly during the industrial era.
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C.
Harlech
Harlech is a historic coastal town in northwest Wales, best known for its dramatic medieval castle overlooking Cardigan Bay.
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D.
Portmeirion
Portmeirion is a picturesque, Italianate-style tourist village in North Wales, famous for its colorful architecture and scenic coastal setting.
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E.
Caerphilly
Caerphilly is a town in South Wales known for its historic medieval castle and as the namesake of Caerphilly cheese.
- 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: Fishguard Tapestry Target entity description: The Fishguard Tapestry is a large embroidered artwork created by local needleworkers that commemorates the failed French invasion of Wales at Fishguard in 1797, often likened to a modern Welsh counterpart to the Bayeux Tapestry.
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A.
Fishguard
Fishguard is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, known as an important ferry port linking Wales and Ireland across the Irish Sea.
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B.
Bargoed
Bargoed is a former coal mining town in the Rhymney Valley of south Wales that developed rapidly during the industrial era.
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C.
Harlech
Harlech is a historic coastal town in northwest Wales, best known for its dramatic medieval castle overlooking Cardigan Bay.
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D.
Portmeirion
Portmeirion is a picturesque, Italianate-style tourist village in North Wales, famous for its colorful architecture and scenic coastal setting.
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E.
Caerphilly
Caerphilly is a town in South Wales known for its historic medieval castle and as the namesake of Caerphilly cheese.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commemorative artwork
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embroidered artwork ⓘ tapestry ⓘ |
| artMovement | community art ⓘ |
| basedOn | events of the 1797 French landing at Fishguard ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Fishguard Arts Society ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| creator | local needleworkers of Fishguard and Goodwick ⓘ |
| depicts |
French invasion of Wales at Fishguard in 1797
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French troops landing near Fishguard ⓘ figure of Jemima Nicholas ⓘ landscape and coastline around Fishguard ⓘ local Welsh militia and volunteers ⓘ |
| describedAs | modern Welsh counterpart to the Bayeux Tapestry ⓘ |
| exhibitionVenue | Town Hall, Fishguard ⓘ |
| genre | historical embroidery ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | commemoration of Welsh resistance to French invasion ⓘ |
| hasPart |
bilingual explanatory text
ⓘ
embroidered narrative panels ⓘ |
| hasType | narrative embroidery ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | local cultural attraction ⓘ |
| inception | 1997 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Bayeux Tapestry ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Welsh ⓘ |
| length | approximately 30 metres ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Pembrokeshire ⓘ |
| location | Fishguard ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
linen
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wool ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | continuous visual narrative ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| permanentCollection |
Town Hall, Fishguard
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surface form:
Fishguard Town Hall
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| productionMethod | voluntary community project ⓘ |
| purpose | to commemorate the bicentenary of the 1797 French invasion attempt ⓘ |
| region | West Wales ⓘ |
| significantEvent | bicentenary of the 1797 French landing at Fishguard ⓘ |
| subject | failed French invasion of Wales ⓘ |
| technique | hand embroidery ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| use |
educational resource about the 1797 invasion
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fishguard Tapestry Description of subject: The Fishguard Tapestry is a large embroidered artwork created by local needleworkers that commemorates the failed French invasion of Wales at Fishguard in 1797, often likened to a modern Welsh counterpart to the Bayeux Tapestry.
Referenced by (2)
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