Dunollie Castle
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Dunollie Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold overlooking Oban Bay on Scotland’s west coast, historically associated with the Clan MacDougall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dunollie Castle canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3687029 — 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: Dunollie Castle Context triple: [Oban, hasLandmark, Dunollie Castle]
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A.
Dunvegan Castle
Dunvegan Castle is a historic fortress and ancestral seat of the Clan MacLeod, located on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
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B.
Kinlochaline Castle
Kinlochaline Castle is a historic Scottish tower house in Morvern, traditionally associated with Clan Maclean and overlooking the Sound of Mull.
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C.
Kinloch Castle
Kinloch Castle is a late 19th-century red sandstone mansion on the Isle of Rum in Scotland, noted for its lavish Edwardian interiors and historic estate.
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D.
Kinnaird Castle
Kinnaird Castle is a historic Scottish country house in Angus that has long served as the ancestral home of the Earls of Southesk.
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E.
Duart Castle
Duart Castle is a historic medieval stronghold and ancestral seat of the Clan Maclean, dramatically situated on a clifftop overlooking the Sound of Mull in Scotland.
- 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: Dunollie Castle Target entity description: Dunollie Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold overlooking Oban Bay on Scotland’s west coast, historically associated with the Clan MacDougall.
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A.
Dunvegan Castle
Dunvegan Castle is a historic fortress and ancestral seat of the Clan MacLeod, located on the Isle of Skye in Scotland.
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B.
Kinlochaline Castle
Kinlochaline Castle is a historic Scottish tower house in Morvern, traditionally associated with Clan Maclean and overlooking the Sound of Mull.
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C.
Kinloch Castle
Kinloch Castle is a late 19th-century red sandstone mansion on the Isle of Rum in Scotland, noted for its lavish Edwardian interiors and historic estate.
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D.
Kinnaird Castle
Kinnaird Castle is a historic Scottish country house in Angus that has long served as the ancestral home of the Earls of Southesk.
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E.
Duart Castle
Duart Castle is a historic medieval stronghold and ancestral seat of the Clan Maclean, dramatically situated on a clifftop overlooking the Sound of Mull in Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval castle
ⓘ
ruined castle ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Clan MacDougall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Clan MacDougall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Argyll and Bute
ⓘ
Clan MacDougall NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruined castles in Scotland ⓘ |
| condition | ruin ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Clan MacDougall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| functionInPast | defensive stronghold ⓘ |
| functionInPresent | heritage site ⓘ |
| hasAccessType |
guided tours
ⓘ
self-guided visits ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Dùn Ollaigh ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
clifftop position
ⓘ
curtain wall remains ⓘ tower ruins ⓘ |
| hasNearbyPort |
Oban Bay
ⓘ
surface form:
Oban harbour
|
| hasOnsite |
heritage centre
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
| hasSetting | wooded hillside above the sea ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | tower house ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Firth of Lorn
ⓘ
Oban Bay ⓘ |
| heritage | MacDougall family seat ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| languageOfAlternativeName | Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Oban ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricRegion | Argyll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Firth of Lorn ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | west coast of Scotland ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearby | Dunollie House ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Oban ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Clan MacDougall
ⓘ
medieval coastal fortification ⓘ views over Oban Bay ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Oban Bay
ⓘ
Isle of Kerrera ⓘ
surface form:
island of Kerrera
|
| ownership | MacDougall of Dunollie Preservation Trust ⓘ |
| partOf | Scottish Highlands tourist route ⓘ |
| region | Argyll and Bute ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | Scottish castle ruin ⓘ |
| usedAs |
fortified residence
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stronghold ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dunollie Castle Description of subject: Dunollie Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold overlooking Oban Bay on Scotland’s west coast, historically associated with the Clan MacDougall.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.