Calshot Castle
E406579
Calshot Castle is a small 16th-century coastal artillery fort on England’s south coast, built by Henry VIII to defend the entrance to Southampton Water.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calshot Castle canonical | 5 |
| Yarmouth Castle | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4007818 — 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.
Target entity: Calshot Castle Context triple: [Calshot Spit, hasStructure, Calshot Castle]
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A.
Pendennis Castle
Pendennis Castle is a coastal artillery fortress in Cornwall, England, built by Henry VIII to defend the strategically important Fal estuary and Falmouth harbour.
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B.
Sandown Castle
Sandown Castle was a coastal artillery fort on the Kent coast of England, built by Henry VIII as part of his chain of defenses against invasion.
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C.
Baynard's Castle
Baynard's Castle was a prominent medieval riverside fortress and later a grand Tudor palace in the City of London, historically associated with powerful nobles and royal events.
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D.
Oystermouth Castle
Oystermouth Castle is a medieval stone fortress overlooking Swansea Bay in Wales, known for its Norman origins and well-preserved historic ruins.
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E.
Dunster Castle
Dunster Castle is a historic fortified country house and former medieval stronghold in Dunster, England, renowned for its dramatic hilltop setting and centuries of occupation by the Luttrell family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Calshot Castle Target entity description: Calshot Castle is a small 16th-century coastal artillery fort on England’s south coast, built by Henry VIII to defend the entrance to Southampton Water.
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A.
Pendennis Castle
Pendennis Castle is a coastal artillery fortress in Cornwall, England, built by Henry VIII to defend the strategically important Fal estuary and Falmouth harbour.
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B.
Sandown Castle
Sandown Castle was a coastal artillery fort on the Kent coast of England, built by Henry VIII as part of his chain of defenses against invasion.
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C.
Baynard's Castle
Baynard's Castle was a prominent medieval riverside fortress and later a grand Tudor palace in the City of London, historically associated with powerful nobles and royal events.
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D.
Oystermouth Castle
Oystermouth Castle is a medieval stone fortress overlooking Swansea Bay in Wales, known for its Norman origins and well-preserved historic ruins.
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E.
Dunster Castle
Dunster Castle is a historic fortified country house and former medieval stronghold in Dunster, England, renowned for its dramatic hilltop setting and centuries of occupation by the Luttrell family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DeviceFortress
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artillery fort ⓘ coastal fortification ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Tudor military architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
RNAS Calshot
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surface form:
Calshot RAF seaplane base
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| builtBy | Henry VIII of England ⓘ |
| builtFor |
coastal artillery defence
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defence of Southampton Water ⓘ defence of the Solent ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
surface form:
English Crown
Ministry of Defence ⓘ War Office ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Royal Regiment of Artillery
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Artillery
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| hasConstructionEndDate | 1540 ⓘ |
| hasConstructionStartDate | 1539 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central circular tower
ⓘ
curtain wall ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ gun platforms ⓘ moat ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
artillery platform
ⓘ
coastal defence fort ⓘ |
| hasShape | circular keep ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Isle of Wight
ⓘ
Solent ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade II* listed building
ⓘ
Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | Southampton Water ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calshot
ⓘ
Hampshire ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | South East England ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Southampton Water ⓘ |
| locatedOn | south coast of England ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearby |
Calshot Activities Centre
ⓘ
Calshot Spit ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Device Forts ⓘ |
| usedAs |
accommodation for seaplane base personnel
ⓘ
coastguard station ⓘ signal station ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
Tudor England ⓘ
surface form:
Tudor period
|
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Calshot Castle Description of subject: Calshot Castle is a small 16th-century coastal artillery fort on England’s south coast, built by Henry VIII to defend the entrance to Southampton Water.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.