Tynemouth Lighthouse
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Tynemouth Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located at the mouth of the River Tyne in Tynemouth, England, guiding ships entering and leaving the harbor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tynemouth Lighthouse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7468565 — 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: Tynemouth Lighthouse Context triple: [Tynemouth, hasStructure, Tynemouth Lighthouse]
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A.
Noss Head Lighthouse
Noss Head Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon in Caithness, Scotland, notable for its early use of a diagonal-pane lantern design and its role in guiding ships around the northeastern tip of the Scottish mainland.
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B.
Whitby Lighthouse
Whitby Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Whitby, England, that guides ships navigating the North Sea along the Yorkshire coast.
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C.
Stoer Head Lighthouse
Stoer Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Sutherland, Scotland, known for guiding ships along the rugged northwest Highlands since the late 19th century.
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D.
Admiralty Head Lighthouse
Admiralty Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon located on Whidbey Island in Washington State, known for guiding ships entering Puget Sound and for its distinctive Spanish-style architecture.
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E.
Inchcape Rock Lighthouse
Inchcape Rock Lighthouse is a historic offshore lighthouse on the treacherous Bell Rock in the North Sea, renowned as one of the world’s oldest surviving sea-washed lighthouses and a major feat of early 19th-century engineering.
- 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: Tynemouth Lighthouse Target entity description: Tynemouth Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located at the mouth of the River Tyne in Tynemouth, England, guiding ships entering and leaving the harbor.
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A.
Noss Head Lighthouse
Noss Head Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon in Caithness, Scotland, notable for its early use of a diagonal-pane lantern design and its role in guiding ships around the northeastern tip of the Scottish mainland.
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B.
Whitby Lighthouse
Whitby Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Whitby, England, that guides ships navigating the North Sea along the Yorkshire coast.
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C.
Stoer Head Lighthouse
Stoer Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Sutherland, Scotland, known for guiding ships along the rugged northwest Highlands since the late 19th century.
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D.
Admiralty Head Lighthouse
Admiralty Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon located on Whidbey Island in Washington State, known for guiding ships entering Puget Sound and for its distinctive Spanish-style architecture.
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E.
Inchcape Rock Lighthouse
Inchcape Rock Lighthouse is a historic offshore lighthouse on the treacherous Bell Rock in the North Sea, renowned as one of the world’s oldest surviving sea-washed lighthouses and a major feat of early 19th-century engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal lighthouse
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lighthouse ⓘ navigational aid ⓘ |
| access | via Tynemouth North Pier ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Tynemouth
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Lighthouses in Tyne and Wear ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| function |
guides ships entering River Tyne
ⓘ
guides ships leaving River Tyne ⓘ |
| hasBalcony | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elevated lantern gallery
ⓘ
prominent seaward position ⓘ |
| hasLantern | yes ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white light ⓘ |
| lightRange | long-range coastal light ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | River Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North East England
ⓘ
Tyne and Wear ⓘ Tynemouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHarbour | Port of Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North Sea ⓘ |
| locatedOnStructure | Tynemouth North Pier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingOrganization | Port of Tyne Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material |
masonry
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| navigationalRole |
aids safe harbour access in poor visibility
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marks entrance channel to River Tyne ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark | Tynemouth Priory and Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
North Shields
NERFINISHED
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South Shields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionRelativeToTown | east of Tynemouth town centre ⓘ |
| purpose |
harbour approach marking
ⓘ
marine navigation ⓘ |
| regionServed | Port of Tyne approaches ⓘ |
| seaAreaServed | approaches to River Tyne ⓘ |
| towerShape | cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| usedByVessels |
commercial shipping
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fishing vessels ⓘ recreational craft ⓘ |
| waterway | North Sea–River Tyne entrance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tynemouth Lighthouse Description of subject: Tynemouth Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located at the mouth of the River Tyne in Tynemouth, England, guiding ships entering and leaving the harbor.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.