Lochmaben Castle
E382031
Lochmaben Castle is a medieval stronghold in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the Bruce family and the Wars of Scottish Independence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lochmaben Castle canonical | 5 |
| Old Lochmaben Castle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3696331 — 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: Lochmaben Castle Context triple: [Robert de Brus, 6th Lord of Annandale, deathPlace, Lochmaben Castle]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Airthrey Castle
Airthrey Castle is a historic 18th-century country house in Stirling, Scotland, now incorporated into the University of Stirling’s campus.
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E.
Duntulm Castle
Duntulm Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold perched dramatically on the northern tip of the Isle of Skye in Scotland, historically associated with the MacDonald clan.
- 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: Lochmaben Castle Target entity description: Lochmaben Castle is a medieval stronghold in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the Bruce family and the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Airthrey Castle
Airthrey Castle is a historic 18th-century country house in Stirling, Scotland, now incorporated into the University of Stirling’s campus.
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E.
Duntulm Castle
Duntulm Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold perched dramatically on the northern tip of the Isle of Skye in Scotland, historically associated with the MacDonald clan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval castle
ⓘ
ruined castle ⓘ |
| access | public footpath ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bruce family
ⓘ
Robert I of Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Robert the Bruce
|
| associatedWithEvent |
First War of Scottish Independence
ⓘ
surface form:
Wars of Scottish Independence
|
| category |
Castles in Dumfries and Galloway
ⓘ
Ruined castles in Scotland ⓘ Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Dumfries and Galloway ⓘ |
| condition | ruin ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| defensiveFeature |
ditches
ⓘ
earth ramparts ⓘ water defenses ⓘ |
| era | medieval period ⓘ |
| function |
border stronghold
ⓘ
fortified residence ⓘ |
| governingBody | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| hasPart |
ditch
ⓘ
earthworks ⓘ motte-like mound ⓘ stone curtain wall remains ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dumfries and Galloway
ⓘ
southwest Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Castle Loch
ⓘ
Lochmaben ⓘ Mill Loch ⓘ |
| locatedOn | promontory between lochs ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Lochmaben ⓘ |
| notableFor |
links to the Bruce family
ⓘ
role in the Wars of Scottish Independence ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Lochmaben Castle
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Lochmaben Castle
|
| region | Dumfriesshire ⓘ |
| strategicLocation | route between England and southwest Scotland ⓘ |
| tourism | heritage attraction ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ 16th century ⓘ 17th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
military garrison
ⓘ
royal administration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lochmaben Castle Description of subject: Lochmaben Castle is a medieval stronghold in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, historically associated with the Bruce family and the Wars of Scottish Independence.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Old Lochmaben Castle