Codnor Castle
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Codnor Castle is a medieval ruined fortress in Derbyshire, England, historically associated with the powerful Grey family and notable for its surviving earthworks and stone remains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Codnor Castle canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7976474 — 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: Codnor Castle Context triple: [Codnor, knownFor, Codnor Castle]
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A.
Dinefwr Castle
Dinefwr Castle is a medieval Welsh fortress in Carmarthenshire, historically associated with the princes of Deheubarth and renowned for its picturesque hilltop ruins overlooking the surrounding countryside.
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B.
Dryslwyn Castle
Dryslwyn Castle is a medieval Welsh fortress ruin dramatically sited on a hill overlooking the Tywi Valley in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
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C.
Bodelwyddan Castle
Bodelwyddan Castle is a 19th-century Gothic Revival country house and former historic house museum in North Wales, noted for its distinctive architecture and parkland setting.
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D.
Ciergnon Castle
Ciergnon Castle is a royal residence in Belgium used by the Belgian royal family as a country retreat and hunting lodge.
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E.
Dolwyddelan Castle
Dolwyddelan Castle is a medieval Welsh fortress in Snowdonia, traditionally associated with the native prince Llywelyn the Great and commanding a strategic mountain pass.
- 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: Codnor Castle Target entity description: Codnor Castle is a medieval ruined fortress in Derbyshire, England, historically associated with the powerful Grey family and notable for its surviving earthworks and stone remains.
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A.
Dinefwr Castle
Dinefwr Castle is a medieval Welsh fortress in Carmarthenshire, historically associated with the princes of Deheubarth and renowned for its picturesque hilltop ruins overlooking the surrounding countryside.
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B.
Dryslwyn Castle
Dryslwyn Castle is a medieval Welsh fortress ruin dramatically sited on a hill overlooking the Tywi Valley in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
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C.
Bodelwyddan Castle
Bodelwyddan Castle is a 19th-century Gothic Revival country house and former historic house museum in North Wales, noted for its distinctive architecture and parkland setting.
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D.
Ciergnon Castle
Ciergnon Castle is a royal residence in Belgium used by the Belgian royal family as a country retreat and hunting lodge.
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E.
Dolwyddelan Castle
Dolwyddelan Castle is a medieval Welsh fortress in Snowdonia, traditionally associated with the native prince Llywelyn the Great and commanding a strategic mountain pass.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval castle
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ruined fortress ⓘ |
| access | public footpath ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| builtFor | de Grey family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 12th century ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidence |
defensive earthworks
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medieval occupation layers ⓘ stone foundations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
banked earthworks
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curtain wall remains ⓘ defensive ditches ⓘ fishpond earthworks ⓘ gatehouse remains ⓘ moat earthworks ⓘ outer bailey earthworks ⓘ tower remains ⓘ |
| hasView | Erewash Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade II listed building
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Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Barons Grey of Codnor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grey family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 12th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amber Valley
NERFINISHED
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Codnor NERFINISHED ⓘ Derbyshire ⓘ East Midlands ⓘ |
| locatedOn | ridge above the Erewash Valley ⓘ |
| managedBy | Codnor Castle Heritage Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Codnor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Crosshill NERFINISHED ⓘ Loscoe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
elevated strategic position
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substantial earthwork defences ⓘ surviving stone wall fragments ⓘ |
| notableResident |
Henry Grey, 1st Baron Grey of Codnor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richard Grey, 3rd Baron Grey of Codnor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | private owner ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval defensive network of Derbyshire ⓘ |
| referencedIn | historic documents relating to the Grey family ⓘ |
| significantModification |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative centre of local estates
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fortified residence ⓘ military defence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Codnor Castle Description of subject: Codnor Castle is a medieval ruined fortress in Derbyshire, England, historically associated with the powerful Grey family and notable for its surviving earthworks and stone remains.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.