Aubrey holes
E276874
Aubrey holes are a ring of circular pits surrounding Stonehenge, thought to have served early ceremonial or astronomical purposes in the monument’s prehistoric development.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aubrey holes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2552500 — 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: Aubrey holes Context triple: [Stonehenge, hasPart, Aubrey holes]
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A.
Tubbs
Tubbs is the surname of Rallo Tubbs, a young animated character from the television series "The Cleveland Show."
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B.
Abbygail
Abbygail is an alternative spelling of the feminine given name Abigail, which has Hebrew origins and means "my father is joy."
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C.
Smiggin Holes
Smiggin Holes is a small alpine village and ski area in New South Wales, Australia, that forms part of the Perisher ski resort in the Snowy Mountains.
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D.
Hayden
Hayden is a surname most notably associated with American actor and author Sterling Hayden, known for his roles in classic mid-20th-century films.
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E.
Alby
Alby is a residential suburban locality within Botkyrka Municipality in the Stockholm metropolitan area of Sweden.
- 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: Aubrey holes Target entity description: Aubrey holes are a ring of circular pits surrounding Stonehenge, thought to have served early ceremonial or astronomical purposes in the monument’s prehistoric development.
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A.
Tubbs
Tubbs is the surname of Rallo Tubbs, a young animated character from the television series "The Cleveland Show."
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B.
Abbygail
Abbygail is an alternative spelling of the feminine given name Abigail, which has Hebrew origins and means "my father is joy."
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C.
Smiggin Holes
Smiggin Holes is a small alpine village and ski area in New South Wales, Australia, that forms part of the Perisher ski resort in the Snowy Mountains.
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D.
Hayden
Hayden is a surname most notably associated with American actor and author Sterling Hayden, known for his roles in classic mid-20th-century films.
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E.
Alby
Alby is a residential suburban locality within Botkyrka Municipality in the Stockholm metropolitan area of Sweden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
circular pit
ⓘ
prehistoric archaeological feature ⓘ |
| arrangedAs | ring ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Stonehenge Phase I ditch and bank
ⓘ
cremation burials ⓘ |
| chronologicalPhase |
Stonehenge
ⓘ
surface form:
Stonehenge Phase I
|
| constructedFrom | cut chalk ⓘ |
| contains |
bone fragments
ⓘ
human cremated remains ⓘ prehistoric artefacts ⓘ |
| contextPeriod | Neolithic ⓘ |
| culturalAttribution | Neolithic Britain ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | John Aubrey ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 17th century ⓘ |
| estimatedDateRange | c. 3000 BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedInPart |
1920s
ⓘ
1950s ⓘ |
| formsCircleOf | approximately 86 metres in diameter ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystemRole | possible geometric framework for later Stonehenge construction ⓘ |
| hasDepth | about 0.5 to 1 metre ⓘ |
| hasDiameter | about 1 metre ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
may have been left as open pits
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may have held standing stones ⓘ may have held timber posts ⓘ |
| hasShape | circular ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Stonehenge World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| laterUse | Bronze Age burial context ⓘ |
| locatedAround |
Stonehenge Phase I ditch and bank
ⓘ
surface form:
Stonehenge earthwork bank
|
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Stonehenge ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Wiltshire ⓘ |
| locatedInside |
Stonehenge
ⓘ
surface form:
Stonehenge circular earthwork
|
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| materialContained | chalk ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Aubrey ⓘ |
| numberOfElements | 56 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Durrington Walls
ⓘ
surface form:
Stonehenge landscape
|
| possibleFunction |
astronomical marker
ⓘ
ceremonial purpose ⓘ funerary use ⓘ ritual purpose ⓘ |
| referencedIn | Stonehenge excavation reports ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline | archaeology ⓘ |
| surveyedBy |
Richard Atkinson
ⓘ
William Hawley ⓘ |
| usedAs | possible lunar or solar observatory markers ⓘ |
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Subject: Aubrey holes Description of subject: Aubrey holes are a ring of circular pits surrounding Stonehenge, thought to have served early ceremonial or astronomical purposes in the monument’s prehistoric development.
Referenced by (1)
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