St Swithun’s Quad
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St Swithun’s Quad is a historic courtyard within Magdalen College, Oxford, known for its traditional collegiate architecture and tranquil setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St Swithun’s Quad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4082265 — 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 Swithun’s Quad Context triple: [Magdalen College, Oxford, hasBuilding, St Swithun’s Quad]
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A.
St Alban's Quad
St Alban's Quad is one of the historic courtyards of Merton College, Oxford, known for its traditional collegiate architecture and enclosed garden setting.
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B.
Nunnery Quadrangle
Nunnery Quadrangle is a large, ornate complex of four palatial buildings surrounding a central courtyard at the Maya archaeological site of Uxmal, renowned as one of the finest examples of Puuc-style architecture.
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C.
Campion Hall
Campion Hall is an academic and residential building on Boston College’s Chestnut Hill campus that houses classrooms, offices, and student facilities.
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D.
Pembroke College Hall
Pembroke College Hall is the historic main dining hall of Pembroke College, Cambridge, known for its traditional collegiate architecture and formal communal meals.
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E.
Sidney Sussex College Hall
Sidney Sussex College Hall is the historic dining hall of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, used for formal meals, gatherings, and college ceremonies.
- 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 Swithun’s Quad Target entity description: St Swithun’s Quad is a historic courtyard within Magdalen College, Oxford, known for its traditional collegiate architecture and tranquil setting.
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A.
St Alban's Quad
St Alban's Quad is one of the historic courtyards of Merton College, Oxford, known for its traditional collegiate architecture and enclosed garden setting.
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B.
Nunnery Quadrangle
Nunnery Quadrangle is a large, ornate complex of four palatial buildings surrounding a central courtyard at the Maya archaeological site of Uxmal, renowned as one of the finest examples of Puuc-style architecture.
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C.
Campion Hall
Campion Hall is an academic and residential building on Boston College’s Chestnut Hill campus that houses classrooms, offices, and student facilities.
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D.
Pembroke College Hall
Pembroke College Hall is the historic main dining hall of Pembroke College, Cambridge, known for its traditional collegiate architecture and formal communal meals.
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E.
Sidney Sussex College Hall
Sidney Sussex College Hall is the historic dining hall of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, used for formal meals, gatherings, and college ceremonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
courtyard
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quadrangle ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional collegiate architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Magdalen College community life
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University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | example of Oxford collegiate quadrangle design ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
historic
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tranquil setting ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
collegiate stone buildings surrounding the courtyard
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enclosed courtyard layout ⓘ grass lawn ⓘ pathways around the lawn ⓘ |
| hasType | college quad ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of the historic fabric of Magdalen College, Oxford ⓘ |
| isWithin | historic core of Magdalen College, Oxford ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Magdalen College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxford ⓘ Oxfordshire ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Swithun ⓘ |
| openTo | members of Magdalen College ⓘ |
| usedFor |
college life
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informal socialising ⓘ pedestrian circulation within Magdalen College ⓘ quiet study and reflection ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Swithun’s Quad Description of subject: St Swithun’s Quad is a historic courtyard within Magdalen College, Oxford, known for its traditional collegiate architecture and tranquil setting.
Referenced by (1)
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