Tarbat Ness Lighthouse
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Tarbat Ness Lighthouse is a prominent 19th-century Scottish coastal lighthouse on the Tarbat Ness peninsula, designed by civil engineer Robert Stevenson to aid navigation in the North Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tarbat Ness Lighthouse canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6553203 — 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: Tarbat Ness Lighthouse Context triple: [Robert Stevenson, notableWork, Tarbat Ness Lighthouse]
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A.
Buchan Ness Lighthouse
Buchan Ness Lighthouse is a prominent 19th-century Scottish coastal lighthouse near Boddam, Aberdeenshire, known for guiding ships around the dangerous Buchan Ness headland.
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B.
Bressay Lighthouse
Bressay Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the island of Bressay in Shetland, Scotland, guiding ships entering Lerwick Harbour since the mid-19th century.
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C.
Inchkeith Lighthouse
Inchkeith Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon situated on Inchkeith Island in Scotland, guiding maritime traffic through the Firth of Forth.
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D.
Highland Lighthouse
Highland Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Truro, Massachusetts, known as Cape Cod’s oldest lighthouse and a prominent maritime navigation landmark.
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E.
Esha Ness Lighthouse
Esha Ness Lighthouse is a remote, ruggedly situated lighthouse on the Shetland Islands in Scotland, known for guiding ships along the dramatic cliffs of Esha Ness.
- 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: Tarbat Ness Lighthouse Target entity description: Tarbat Ness Lighthouse is a prominent 19th-century Scottish coastal lighthouse on the Tarbat Ness peninsula, designed by civil engineer Robert Stevenson to aid navigation in the North Sea.
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A.
Buchan Ness Lighthouse
Buchan Ness Lighthouse is a prominent 19th-century Scottish coastal lighthouse near Boddam, Aberdeenshire, known for guiding ships around the dangerous Buchan Ness headland.
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B.
Bressay Lighthouse
Bressay Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the island of Bressay in Shetland, Scotland, guiding ships entering Lerwick Harbour since the mid-19th century.
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C.
Inchkeith Lighthouse
Inchkeith Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon situated on Inchkeith Island in Scotland, guiding maritime traffic through the Firth of Forth.
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D.
Highland Lighthouse
Highland Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Truro, Massachusetts, known as Cape Cod’s oldest lighthouse and a prominent maritime navigation landmark.
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E.
Esha Ness Lighthouse
Esha Ness Lighthouse is a remote, ruggedly situated lighthouse on the Shetland Islands in Scotland, known for guiding ships along the dramatic cliffs of Esha Ness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal lighthouse
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ navigational aid ⓘ |
| automated | true ⓘ |
| automationYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| category | Scottish lighthouse ⓘ |
| constructionEndYear | 1830 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | masonry ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1829 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentUse | active lighthouse ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Robert Stevenson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civil engineer Robert Stevenson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | improving safety of shipping along the east coast of Scotland ⓘ |
| focalHeightMetres | 53 ⓘ |
| hasAccess | site open, tower closed to public ⓘ |
| hasFogSignal | false ⓘ |
| hasKeeperAccommodation | true ⓘ |
| heightMetres | 41 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| historicEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| laterLighting | electric lamp ⓘ |
| latitude | 57.881 ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | Fl(4) W 30s ⓘ |
| lightRangeNauticalMiles | 24 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Highland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ross and Cromarty NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarbat Ness peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ north‑east Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Portmahomack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Tarbat Ness headland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longitude | -3.772 ⓘ |
| managedBy | Northern Lighthouse Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marking | white tower with two broad red bands ⓘ |
| nearBodyOfWater |
Dornoch Firth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moray Firth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Northern Lighthouse Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLighting | oil‑powered lamp ⓘ |
| originalOpticType | Fresnel lens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Northern Lighthouse Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Northern Lighthouse Board network ⓘ |
| powerSource | mains electricity ⓘ |
| purpose |
aid to navigation in the North Sea
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warning of Tarbat Ness peninsula and nearby hazards ⓘ |
| region | Easter Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| towerShape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1830 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tarbat Ness Lighthouse Description of subject: Tarbat Ness Lighthouse is a prominent 19th-century Scottish coastal lighthouse on the Tarbat Ness peninsula, designed by civil engineer Robert Stevenson to aid navigation in the North Sea.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.