Caen Hill Locks
E494744
Caen Hill Locks is a famous flight of canal locks near Devizes in Wiltshire, England, known for its steep, closely spaced series of chambers that dramatically raise boats along the Kennet and Avon Canal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Caen Hill Locks canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5095828 — 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: Caen Hill Locks Context triple: [Kennet and Avon Canal, hasPart, Caen Hill Locks]
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A.
Ouistreham lock
Ouistreham lock is a major navigation lock at the seaward end of the Caen Canal in Normandy, France, controlling access between the canal and the English Channel.
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B.
Hatton Locks
Hatton Locks is a famous flight of canal locks near Warwick in England, known for its steep rise and historic role in enabling boat traffic along the Grand Union Canal.
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C.
Watford Locks
Watford Locks is a flight of canal locks on the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire, England, known for lifting boats between the canal’s lower and upper levels near Watford Gap.
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D.
Gloucester Lock
Gloucester Lock is a canal lock in the city of Gloucester, England, that connects the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal with the River Severn and manages navigation between them.
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E.
Dutton Locks
Dutton Locks is a set of navigation locks on the River Weaver in Cheshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
- 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: Caen Hill Locks Target entity description: Caen Hill Locks is a famous flight of canal locks near Devizes in Wiltshire, England, known for its steep, closely spaced series of chambers that dramatically raise boats along the Kennet and Avon Canal.
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A.
Ouistreham lock
Ouistreham lock is a major navigation lock at the seaward end of the Caen Canal in Normandy, France, controlling access between the canal and the English Channel.
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B.
Hatton Locks
Hatton Locks is a famous flight of canal locks near Warwick in England, known for its steep rise and historic role in enabling boat traffic along the Grand Union Canal.
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C.
Watford Locks
Watford Locks is a flight of canal locks on the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire, England, known for lifting boats between the canal’s lower and upper levels near Watford Gap.
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D.
Gloucester Lock
Gloucester Lock is a canal lock in the city of Gloucester, England, that connects the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal with the River Severn and manages navigation between them.
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E.
Dutton Locks
Dutton Locks is a set of navigation locks on the River Weaver in Cheshire, England, used to manage water levels and enable boat passage along the river.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal lock system
ⓘ
flight of locks ⓘ |
| closedForCommercialTraffic | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| connects |
River Avon at Bath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Kennet at Reading NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1810 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
brick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1794 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| elevationGain | approximately 72 metres ⓘ |
| engineer | John Rennie the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerlyMaintainedBy | British Waterways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
lock 22
ⓘ
lock 50 ⓘ |
| hasTowpath | yes ⓘ |
| hasView | panoramic views over Devizes and surrounding countryside ⓘ |
| hasVisitorFacilities |
café
ⓘ
car park ⓘ towpath ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II* listed structure ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| isPartOfRoute | through navigation between Bristol and Reading ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Devizes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ Wiltshire ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kennet and Avon Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Canal & River Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Devizes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
long straight pound at the base of the flight
ⓘ
side ponds used for water saving ⓘ steeply rising flight of closely spaced locks ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 29 ⓘ |
| numberOfLocksInMainFlight | 16 ⓘ |
| opened | 1810 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kennet and Avon Canal conservation area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kennet and Avon Canal lock system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| reopened | 1990 ⓘ |
| restorationCompleted | 1990 ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular boating attraction
ⓘ
popular walking destination ⓘ |
| usedFor |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
leisure boating ⓘ |
| waterManagementFeature |
reservoirs above the flight
ⓘ
side pounds ⓘ |
| waterwayType | broad canal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Caen Hill Locks Description of subject: Caen Hill Locks is a famous flight of canal locks near Devizes in Wiltshire, England, known for its steep, closely spaced series of chambers that dramatically raise boats along the Kennet and Avon Canal.
Referenced by (2)
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