Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire, Kingdom of England
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Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire was a major medieval Marcher stronghold and ancestral seat of the powerful Mortimer family on the Welsh border of the Kingdom of England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire, Kingdom of England canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5492372 — 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: Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire, Kingdom of England Context triple: [Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, birthPlace, Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire, Kingdom of England]
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A.
Powis Castle, Powys
Powis Castle, Powys is a historic Welsh fortress and grand country house renowned for its rich collections of art and artifacts and its celebrated terraced gardens.
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B.
Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire, England, is a historic fortified manor house renowned for its Tudor connections and as the burial place of Queen Catherine Parr, the sixth wife of Henry VIII.
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C.
Windsor Guildhall, Windsor, England
Windsor Guildhall in Windsor, England, is a historic civic building and ceremonial venue renowned for hosting high-profile events, including royal weddings.
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D.
Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe Castle in Bedfordshire, England is a historic fortified manor house best known as the birthplace of Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII and matriarch of the Tudor dynasty.
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E.
Walcot Hall, Shropshire
Walcot Hall, Shropshire is a historic English country house and estate in Shropshire, noted for its Georgian architecture and landscaped grounds.
- 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: Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire, Kingdom of England Target entity description: Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire was a major medieval Marcher stronghold and ancestral seat of the powerful Mortimer family on the Welsh border of the Kingdom of England.
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A.
Powis Castle, Powys
Powis Castle, Powys is a historic Welsh fortress and grand country house renowned for its rich collections of art and artifacts and its celebrated terraced gardens.
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B.
Sudeley Castle, Gloucestershire, England
Sudeley Castle in Gloucestershire, England, is a historic fortified manor house renowned for its Tudor connections and as the burial place of Queen Catherine Parr, the sixth wife of Henry VIII.
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C.
Windsor Guildhall, Windsor, England
Windsor Guildhall in Windsor, England, is a historic civic building and ceremonial venue renowned for hosting high-profile events, including royal weddings.
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D.
Bletsoe Castle, Bedfordshire, England
Bletsoe Castle in Bedfordshire, England is a historic fortified manor house best known as the birthplace of Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII and matriarch of the Tudor dynasty.
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E.
Walcot Hall, Shropshire
Walcot Hall, Shropshire is a historic English country house and estate in Shropshire, noted for its Georgian architecture and landscaped grounds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval castle
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ruined castle ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Edmund Mortimer, 3rd Earl of March
NERFINISHED
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House of Mortimer NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Earls of March
NERFINISHED
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English Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ House of York NERFINISHED ⓘ Mortimer family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| currentUse |
historical site
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected ruin ⓘ |
| hasPart |
curtain walls
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gatehouse ⓘ inner bailey ⓘ motte ⓘ outer bailey ⓘ |
| hasUse |
Marcher stronghold
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administrative centre ⓘ baronial residence ⓘ |
| hasViewOver | surrounding countryside of north Herefordshire ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Wigmore, Herefordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Herefordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCounty | Herefordshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Welsh Marches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hilltop ⓘ |
| locatedOnBorderWith | Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | village of Wigmore ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | English Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | defensive system of the Welsh Marches ⓘ |
| region | West Midlands, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
association with the rise of the House of York
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base of power for the Mortimer family ⓘ decline after the Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
High Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
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Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire, Kingdom of England Description of subject: Wigmore Castle in Herefordshire was a major medieval Marcher stronghold and ancestral seat of the powerful Mortimer family on the Welsh border of the Kingdom of England.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March
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birthPlace
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Wigmore Castle, Herefordshire, Kingdom of England
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