St Nicholas Church, Aberdeen
E528078
St Nicholas Church in Aberdeen is a historic Scottish parish church whose 18th-century rebuilding is a significant example of architect James Gibbs’s ecclesiastical work.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St Nicholas Church, Aberdeen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5537678 — 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 Nicholas Church, Aberdeen Context triple: [James Gibbs, notableWork, St Nicholas Church, Aberdeen]
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A.
St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh
St Cuthbert's Church in Edinburgh is a historic Scottish church noted for its ancient parish roots and as the burial place of mathematician and logarithm inventor John Napier.
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B.
St Ninian’s Cathedral, Perth
St Ninian’s Cathedral, Perth is a 19th-century Scottish Episcopal cathedral known for its Gothic Revival architecture and role as the mother church of the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.
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C.
St Andrews Cathedral
St Andrews Cathedral is a ruined medieval cathedral in St Andrews, Scotland, that was once the largest and most important church in the country and a major center of pilgrimage.
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Brechin Cathedral
Brechin Cathedral is a historic medieval church in Brechin, Scotland, renowned for its distinctive round tower and significance as a former seat of a Scottish diocese.
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E.
Aberfoyle Parish Church
Aberfoyle Parish Church is a historic Church of Scotland parish church serving the village of Aberfoyle in the Trossachs area of Stirling, Scotland.
- 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 Nicholas Church, Aberdeen Target entity description: St Nicholas Church in Aberdeen is a historic Scottish parish church whose 18th-century rebuilding is a significant example of architect James Gibbs’s ecclesiastical work.
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A.
St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh
St Cuthbert's Church in Edinburgh is a historic Scottish church noted for its ancient parish roots and as the burial place of mathematician and logarithm inventor John Napier.
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B.
St Ninian’s Cathedral, Perth
St Ninian’s Cathedral, Perth is a 19th-century Scottish Episcopal cathedral known for its Gothic Revival architecture and role as the mother church of the Diocese of St Andrews, Dunkeld and Dunblane.
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C.
St Andrews Cathedral
St Andrews Cathedral is a ruined medieval cathedral in St Andrews, Scotland, that was once the largest and most important church in the country and a major center of pilgrimage.
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Brechin Cathedral
Brechin Cathedral is a historic medieval church in Brechin, Scotland, renowned for its distinctive round tower and significance as a former seat of a Scottish diocese.
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E.
Aberfoyle Parish Church
Aberfoyle Parish Church is a historic Church of Scotland parish church serving the village of Aberfoyle in the Trossachs area of Stirling, Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Church of Scotland church
ⓘ
historic church ⓘ listed building ⓘ parish church ⓘ |
| architect | James Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Classical architecture
ⓘ
Gothic architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Category A listed buildings in Aberdeen
ⓘ
Church of Scotland churches in Aberdeen ⓘ Churches in Aberdeen ⓘ James Gibbs buildings ⓘ |
| cityCentreLandmark | yes ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Nicholas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
parish church
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| governingBody | Church of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCemetery | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bell tower
ⓘ
chancel ⓘ clock tower ⓘ nave ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ |
| hasOrgan | pipe organ ⓘ |
| hasParish | St Nicholas Parish, Aberdeen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
East Kirk
NERFINISHED
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West Kirk NERFINISHED ⓘ central tower ⓘ spire ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected building ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aberdeen
NERFINISHED
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Aberdeenshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Union Street, Aberdeen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | granite ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Nicholas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | 18th-century rebuilding by James Gibbs ⓘ |
| oldestPartDate | medieval period ⓘ |
| rebuiltInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| region | Northeast Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Presbyterianism ⓘ |
| significance | important example of James Gibbs’s ecclesiastical work ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian worship
ⓘ
community events ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Nicholas Church, Aberdeen Description of subject: St Nicholas Church in Aberdeen is a historic Scottish parish church whose 18th-century rebuilding is a significant example of architect James Gibbs’s ecclesiastical work.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.