Vinquoy chambered cairn
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Vinquoy chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on the Orkney island of Eday, notable for its well-preserved chambered structure and prominent hilltop location overlooking the surrounding sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vinquoy chambered cairn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6840232 — 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: Vinquoy chambered cairn Context triple: [Eday, hasArchaeologicalSite, Vinquoy chambered cairn]
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A.
Quoyness chambered cairn
Quoyness chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on the Orkney island of Sanday, notable for its well-preserved multi-chambered structure and archaeological significance.
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B.
Carinish chambered cairn
Carinish chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on North Uist in Scotland, notable for its well-preserved chambered structure and archaeological significance.
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C.
Wideford Hill chambered cairn
Wideford Hill chambered cairn is a Neolithic stone burial monument on Orkney, Scotland, noted for its well-preserved multi-chambered interior and archaeological significance.
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D.
Gavrinis cairn
Gavrinis cairn is a Neolithic passage grave on the island of Gavrinis in Brittany, France, renowned for its richly carved megalithic stone art.
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E.
Poulnabrone dolmen
Poulnabrone dolmen is a famous Neolithic portal tomb and iconic archaeological monument located on the karst landscape of the Burren in western Ireland.
- 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: Vinquoy chambered cairn Target entity description: Vinquoy chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on the Orkney island of Eday, notable for its well-preserved chambered structure and prominent hilltop location overlooking the surrounding sea.
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A.
Quoyness chambered cairn
Quoyness chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on the Orkney island of Sanday, notable for its well-preserved multi-chambered structure and archaeological significance.
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B.
Carinish chambered cairn
Carinish chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on North Uist in Scotland, notable for its well-preserved chambered structure and archaeological significance.
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C.
Wideford Hill chambered cairn
Wideford Hill chambered cairn is a Neolithic stone burial monument on Orkney, Scotland, noted for its well-preserved multi-chambered interior and archaeological significance.
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D.
Gavrinis cairn
Gavrinis cairn is a Neolithic passage grave on the island of Gavrinis in Brittany, France, renowned for its richly carved megalithic stone art.
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E.
Poulnabrone dolmen
Poulnabrone dolmen is a famous Neolithic portal tomb and iconic archaeological monument located on the karst landscape of the Burren in western Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | chambered cairn ⓘ |
| access | on foot ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasCondition | well-preserved ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | example of Orkney Neolithic funerary architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central chamber
ⓘ
side cells ⓘ stone cairn mound ⓘ stone-built passage ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
chambered tomb
ⓘ
passage grave ⓘ |
| hasView |
North Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
surrounding islands ⓘ |
| heritagePeriod | Neolithic ⓘ |
| isArchaeologicalSite | true ⓘ |
| isPrehistoricSite | true ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Orkney Islands
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Eday
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hilltop ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| orientation | towards sea ⓘ |
| overlooks | surrounding sea ⓘ |
| partOf | Orkney Neolithic landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
ⓘ
ritual purposes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vinquoy chambered cairn Description of subject: Vinquoy chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument on the Orkney island of Eday, notable for its well-preserved chambered structure and prominent hilltop location overlooking the surrounding sea.
Referenced by (1)
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