St Andrews Cathedral ruins
E320909
The St Andrews Cathedral ruins are the remains of a once-grand medieval cathedral in St Andrews, Scotland, now a prominent historic landmark overlooking the North Sea.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St Andrews Cathedral ruins canonical | 6 |
| St Andrews Cathedral ruins area | 1 |
| St Rule's Tower, St Andrews | 1 |
| medieval ecclesiastical complex of St Andrews | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2967650 — 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: St Andrews Cathedral ruins Context triple: [St Andrews Harbour, hasViewOf, St Andrews Cathedral ruins]
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A.
Brechin Cathedral
Brechin Cathedral is a historic medieval church in Brechin, Scotland, renowned for its distinctive round tower and significance as a former seat of a Scottish diocese.
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B.
Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline Abbey is a historic medieval church and former Benedictine monastery renowned as the burial place of several Scottish kings and queens, including Robert the Bruce.
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C.
Arbroath Abbey
Arbroath Abbey is a historic Scottish monastery famous as the site where the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath, asserting Scotland’s independence, was drafted.
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D.
Holyrood Abbey
Holyrood Abbey is a ruined medieval Augustinian abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland, historically serving as a royal church closely associated with the Scottish monarchy.
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E.
St Margaret’s Chapel
St Margaret’s Chapel is a small 12th-century Romanesque chapel within Edinburgh Castle and is considered the oldest surviving building in Edinburgh.
- 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: St Andrews Cathedral ruins Target entity description: The St Andrews Cathedral ruins are the remains of a once-grand medieval cathedral in St Andrews, Scotland, now a prominent historic landmark overlooking the North Sea.
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A.
Brechin Cathedral
Brechin Cathedral is a historic medieval church in Brechin, Scotland, renowned for its distinctive round tower and significance as a former seat of a Scottish diocese.
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B.
Dunfermline Abbey
Dunfermline Abbey is a historic medieval church and former Benedictine monastery renowned as the burial place of several Scottish kings and queens, including Robert the Bruce.
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C.
Arbroath Abbey
Arbroath Abbey is a historic Scottish monastery famous as the site where the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath, asserting Scotland’s independence, was drafted.
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D.
Holyrood Abbey
Holyrood Abbey is a ruined medieval Augustinian abbey in Edinburgh, Scotland, historically serving as a royal church closely associated with the Scottish monarchy.
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E.
St Margaret’s Chapel
St Margaret’s Chapel is a small 12th-century Romanesque chapel within Edinburgh Castle and is considered the oldest surviving building in Edinburgh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cathedral ruins
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
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Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Saint Andrew
ⓘ
medieval pilgrimage to St Andrews ⓘ |
| causeOfDecline | Scottish Reformation ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1318 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1158 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historic monument
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| damagedBy | iconoclasm during the Scottish Reformation ⓘ |
| dateOfCompletion | 1318 ⓘ |
| dateOfDisuse | 16th century ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Andrew ⓘ |
| function | seat of the medieval Scottish church ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
St Rule's Tower
ⓘ
chapter house remains ⓘ cloister remains ⓘ east gable ⓘ graveyard ⓘ west front ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | St Andrews Bay ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCentre | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Category A listed building (associated structures)
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Scheduled monument of Scotland ⓘ |
| length | approximately 119 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fife
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Scotland ⓘ St Andrews ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| materialUsed | sandstone ⓘ |
| near |
St Andrews Castle
ⓘ
St Andrews Harbour ⓘ
surface form:
St Andrews harbour
|
| openedBy | Robert the Bruce ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks | North Sea ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Crown in right of Scotland
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surface form:
Crown (on behalf of the Scottish people)
|
| partOf | Diocese of St Andrews ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
medieval Catholic Church in Scotland ⓘ |
| wasEcclesiasticalCentreOf | medieval Scotland ⓘ |
| wasLargestChurchIn | Scotland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Andrews Cathedral ruins Description of subject: The St Andrews Cathedral ruins are the remains of a once-grand medieval cathedral in St Andrews, Scotland, now a prominent historic landmark overlooking the North Sea.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
medieval ecclesiastical complex of St Andrews
this entity surface form:
St Rule's Tower, St Andrews
this entity surface form:
St Andrews Cathedral ruins area