Laggan Locks
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Laggan Locks is a flight of canal locks on the Caledonian Canal in the Scottish Highlands, situated between Loch Oich and Loch Lochy and used to raise and lower boats between the different water levels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Laggan Locks canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7376398 — 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: Laggan Locks Context triple: [Loch Oich, hasNearbyStructure, Laggan Locks]
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A.
Meelick Lock
Meelick Lock is a historic navigation lock on Ireland’s River Shannon that facilitates boat passage along the waterway.
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B.
Drumbridge Lock
Drumbridge Lock is a historic canal lock on the River Lagan in Northern Ireland, situated within the scenic Lagan Valley Regional Park and associated with the region’s industrial and navigation heritage.
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C.
Bell Weir Lock
Bell Weir Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, situated near Egham and used to manage river navigation and water levels.
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D.
Athlone Lock
Athlone Lock is a navigation lock on the River Shannon in Athlone, Ireland, that enables boats to pass through differing water levels along the river.
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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: Laggan Locks Target entity description: Laggan Locks is a flight of canal locks on the Caledonian Canal in the Scottish Highlands, situated between Loch Oich and Loch Lochy and used to raise and lower boats between the different water levels.
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A.
Meelick Lock
Meelick Lock is a historic navigation lock on Ireland’s River Shannon that facilitates boat passage along the waterway.
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B.
Drumbridge Lock
Drumbridge Lock is a historic canal lock on the River Lagan in Northern Ireland, situated within the scenic Lagan Valley Regional Park and associated with the region’s industrial and navigation heritage.
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C.
Bell Weir Lock
Bell Weir Lock is a lock on the River Thames in England, situated near Egham and used to manage river navigation and water levels.
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D.
Athlone Lock
Athlone Lock is a navigation lock on the River Shannon in Athlone, Ireland, that enables boats to pass through differing water levels along the river.
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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 (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flight of canal locks
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locks ⓘ |
| architectEngineer | Thomas Telford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWaterBodies |
Loch Lochy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loch Oich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 19th century ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasAccess | B8005 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAccommodation | Canal-side holiday boats ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility |
Laggan Locks car park
ⓘ
Laggan Locks moorings ⓘ Laggan Locks visitor services ⓘ Laggan swing bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark | Laggan Swing Bridge cottages ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfLocks | 2 ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | stone lock chambers ⓘ |
| hasWaterwayConnection |
Loch Lochy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loch Oich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of scheduled monument Caledonian Canal ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Loch Lochy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loch Oich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCouncilArea | Highland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Scottish Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInValley | Great Glen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNearSettlement | Laggan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCanal | Caledonian Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Scottish Canals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Caledonian Canal lock system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | Great Glen waterway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inland water transport
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navigation ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| waterwayFunction |
lower boats between different water levels
ⓘ
raise boats between different water levels ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Laggan Locks Description of subject: Laggan Locks is a flight of canal locks on the Caledonian Canal in the Scottish Highlands, situated between Loch Oich and Loch Lochy and used to raise and lower boats between the different water levels.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.