Fort William (Cape Coast)
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Fort William in Cape Coast is a historic coastal fort in Ghana, originally built by the British and later used as a lighthouse, now preserved as a heritage site.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort William (Cape Coast lighthouse) | 1 |
| Fort William (Cape Coast) canonical | 1 |
| Fort William, Cape Coast | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2518744 — 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: Fort William (Cape Coast) Context triple: [Ghana Museums and Monuments Board, supervises, Fort William (Cape Coast)]
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A.
Fort Victoria (Cape Coast)
Fort Victoria is a historic coastal fort in Cape Coast, Ghana, built during the colonial era as part of the European defensive and trading fortifications along the Gold Coast.
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B.
Cape Coast
Cape Coast is a historic coastal city in southern Ghana known for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and its well-preserved colonial-era castle.
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C.
Cape Coast Castle
Cape Coast Castle is a historic coastal fortress in present-day Ghana that served as one of the largest centers of British transatlantic slave trade in West Africa.
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D.
Elmina
Elmina is a historic coastal town in present-day Ghana, best known for its role in the transatlantic slave trade and its prominent Elmina Castle.
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E.
Port Morant
Port Morant is a coastal town in eastern Jamaica known historically as one of the island’s early ports and plantation centers.
- 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: Fort William (Cape Coast) Target entity description: Fort William in Cape Coast is a historic coastal fort in Ghana, originally built by the British and later used as a lighthouse, now preserved as a heritage site.
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A.
Fort Victoria (Cape Coast)
Fort Victoria is a historic coastal fort in Cape Coast, Ghana, built during the colonial era as part of the European defensive and trading fortifications along the Gold Coast.
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B.
Cape Coast
Cape Coast is a historic coastal city in southern Ghana known for its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade and its well-preserved colonial-era castle.
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C.
Cape Coast Castle
Cape Coast Castle is a historic coastal fortress in present-day Ghana that served as one of the largest centers of British transatlantic slave trade in West Africa.
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D.
Elmina
Elmina is a historic coastal town in present-day Ghana, best known for its role in the transatlantic slave trade and its prominent Elmina Castle.
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E.
Port Morant
Port Morant is a coastal town in eastern Jamaica known historically as one of the island’s early ports and plantation centers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal fort
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heritage site ⓘ historic fort ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonial history in Ghana
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maritime navigation along the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Central Region, Ghana
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Forts in Ghana ⓘ Lighthouses in Ghana ⓘ Tourist attractions in Ghana ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage attraction
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tourist site ⓘ |
| era | colonial period ⓘ |
| function |
coastal defense
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fortification ⓘ lighthouse ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
courtyard
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fortified walls ⓘ lighthouse tower ⓘ |
| hasTourismActivity |
guided tours
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heritage education ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
historic site
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national monument of Ghana ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Cape Coast ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Central Region, Ghana ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cape Coast Castle
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Cape Coast ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Coast city centre
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| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
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Gulf of Guinea ⓘ hill overlooking Cape Coast ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Ghana Museums and Monuments Board ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
masonry
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stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fort William ⓘ |
| originallyBuiltBy |
British
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British colonial authorities ⓘ |
| partOf |
coastal defense system of the Gold Coast
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historic forts and castles of Ghana ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| usedAs |
navigational aid
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signal station ⓘ |
| viewOver |
Atlantic coastline
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Cape Coast ⓘ
surface form:
Cape Coast harbour
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort William (Cape Coast) Description of subject: Fort William in Cape Coast is a historic coastal fort in Ghana, originally built by the British and later used as a lighthouse, now preserved as a heritage site.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions
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hasPart
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Fort William (Cape Coast)
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this entity surface form:
Fort William (Cape Coast lighthouse)
this entity surface form:
Fort William, Cape Coast