Castle Dangerous
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Castle Dangerous is a historic Scottish stronghold associated with the Douglas family and famed as the setting and title inspiration for Sir Walter Scott’s novel "Castle Dangerous."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castle Dangerous canonical | 3 |
| Castle Dangerous (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2549608 — 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: Castle Dangerous Context triple: [Douglas Castle, hasAlternativeName, Castle Dangerous]
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A.
The Spy
The Spy is a film featuring Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role within a Cold War espionage narrative.
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B.
The Spy
"The Spy" is an 1821 historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper set during the American Revolutionary War, often regarded as one of the earliest major works of American fiction.
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C.
Spooks
Spooks is a British television spy drama series centered on the high-stakes operations of MI5 officers.
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D.
Spies
Spies is a German-origin surname most notably associated with August Spies, a prominent 19th-century anarchist and labor activist involved in the Haymarket affair.
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E.
Spies
Spies is a novel by Michael Frayn that explores childhood memory, secrecy, and the blurred line between imagination and reality in wartime England.
- 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: Castle Dangerous Target entity description: Castle Dangerous is a historic Scottish stronghold associated with the Douglas family and famed as the setting and title inspiration for Sir Walter Scott’s novel "Castle Dangerous."
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A.
The Spy
The Spy is a film featuring Russian actress Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role within a Cold War espionage narrative.
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B.
The Spy
"The Spy" is an 1821 historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper set during the American Revolutionary War, often regarded as one of the earliest major works of American fiction.
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C.
Spooks
Spooks is a British television spy drama series centered on the high-stakes operations of MI5 officers.
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D.
Spies
Spies is a German-origin surname most notably associated with August Spies, a prominent 19th-century anarchist and labor activist involved in the Haymarket affair.
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E.
Spies
Spies is a novel by Michael Frayn that explores childhood memory, secrecy, and the blurred line between imagination and reality in wartime England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historic Scottish stronghold ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Scottish historical narratives ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | Sir Walter Scott ⓘ |
| associatedWithClan | Clan Douglas ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | Douglas family ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Scottish Borders and Lowlands history ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Douglas Castle ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalType | castle ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage | Scottish literary tourism site ⓘ |
| hasFunction | defensive stronghold ⓘ |
| hasGenreAssociation | historical romance ⓘ |
| hasHeritageType | medieval stronghold ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRole | symbol of Douglas power and conflict with the Crown ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Scottish chivalry and feudal conflict in literature ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
First War of Scottish Independence
ⓘ
surface form:
Wars of Scottish independence
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| influencedBy | Douglas family history ⓘ |
| inspiredTitleOf | novel "Castle Dangerous" ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | English ⓘ |
| linkedWork | "Castle Dangerous" (1831 novel) ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | setting of a Waverley novel ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Clydesdale area
ⓘ
South Lanarkshire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
connection to Clan Douglas power in the region
ⓘ
role in Scottish historical romance literature ⓘ |
| partOf | historical Douglas estates ⓘ |
| region |
Central Lowlands of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Lowlands of Scotland
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| settingOf |
"Castle Dangerous" (1831 novel)
ⓘ
surface form:
novel "Castle Dangerous"
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| titleInspirationFor | Sir Walter Scott’s "Castle Dangerous" ⓘ |
| usedAs | fortified residence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Castle Dangerous Description of subject: Castle Dangerous is a historic Scottish stronghold associated with the Douglas family and famed as the setting and title inspiration for Sir Walter Scott’s novel "Castle Dangerous."
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Castle Dangerous (novel)