Skara Brae
E27572
Skara Brae is a remarkably well-preserved Neolithic stone village in Orkney, Scotland, dating back over 5,000 years and offering key insights into prehistoric life.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skara Brae canonical | 8 |
| Heart of Neolithic Orkney | 2 |
| Neolithic Orkney culture | 1 |
| Neolithic Scotland | 1 |
| Skara Brae Neolithic village | 1 |
| Skara Brae UNESCO World Heritage Site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T215611 — 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: Skara Brae Context triple: [Historic Environment Scotland, manages, Skara Brae]
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A.
Oscarshall
Oscarshall is a 19th-century royal summer palace in Oslo, Norway, known for its neo-Gothic architecture and use as a ceremonial residence for the Norwegian monarch.
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B.
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is a renowned Gaelic-medium college on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Scottish Gaelic language and culture.
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C.
Lochgelly
Lochgelly is a former coal-mining town in Fife, Scotland, situated between Lochgelly Loch and the larger towns of Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy.
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D.
St Monans
St Monans is a small historic fishing village on the East Neuk coast of Fife in eastern Scotland, known for its picturesque harbour and traditional cottages.
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E.
Auchinleck
Auchinleck is a Scottish surname most notably associated with British Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck, a prominent commander in the North African campaign of World War II.
- 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: Skara Brae Target entity description: Skara Brae is a remarkably well-preserved Neolithic stone village in Orkney, Scotland, dating back over 5,000 years and offering key insights into prehistoric life.
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A.
Oscarshall
Oscarshall is a 19th-century royal summer palace in Oslo, Norway, known for its neo-Gothic architecture and use as a ceremonial residence for the Norwegian monarch.
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B.
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig is a renowned Gaelic-medium college on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Scottish Gaelic language and culture.
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C.
Lochgelly
Lochgelly is a former coal-mining town in Fife, Scotland, situated between Lochgelly Loch and the larger towns of Dunfermline and Kirkcaldy.
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D.
St Monans
St Monans is a small historic fishing village on the East Neuk coast of Fife in eastern Scotland, known for its picturesque harbour and traditional cottages.
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E.
Auchinleck
Auchinleck is a Scottish surname most notably associated with British Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck, a prominent commander in the North African campaign of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic settlement
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World Heritage Site component ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| abandoned | around 2500 BCE ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Skara Brae
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Neolithic Orkney culture
|
| buildingMaterial | local flagstone ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation |
older than Stonehenge
ⓘ
older than the Great Pyramids of Giza ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| discovered | 1850 ⓘ |
| discoveredDuring | storm that stripped sand from the dunes ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionEnd | c. 2500 BCE ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionStart | c. 3180 BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Vere Gordon Childe ⓘ |
| feature |
beads and ornaments
ⓘ
drainage system ⓘ gaming or tally stones ⓘ grooved ware pottery ⓘ hearths in house interiors ⓘ interconnected passageways ⓘ midden deposits ⓘ shell and bone artefacts ⓘ stone box-beds ⓘ stone dressers ⓘ stone furniture ⓘ stone-built houses ⓘ |
| firstMajorExcavation | 1927–1930 ⓘ |
| floruit | late Neolithic period ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCentre | true ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Scheduled Monument
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscribedOnUNESCOWorldHeritageList | 1999 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Orkney Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Orkney
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bay of Skaill ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Orkney Mainland
ⓘ
surface form:
Mainland, Orkney
|
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| numberOfHouses | 8 ⓘ |
| offersViewOf | Bay of Skaill ⓘ |
| partOf |
Skara Brae
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Heart of Neolithic Orkney
|
| protectionStatus | legally protected archaeological site ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the best-preserved Neolithic villages in Europe
ⓘ
provides key insights into prehistoric daily life ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 514 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic habitation
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small-scale farming community ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Skara Brae Description of subject: Skara Brae is a remarkably well-preserved Neolithic stone village in Orkney, Scotland, dating back over 5,000 years and offering key insights into prehistoric life.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Heart of Neolithic Orkney
this entity surface form:
Neolithic Orkney culture
this entity surface form:
Heart of Neolithic Orkney
this entity surface form:
Neolithic Scotland
this entity surface form:
Skara Brae Neolithic village
this entity surface form:
Skara Brae UNESCO World Heritage Site