Box Ground quarries
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Box Ground quarries are historic underground stone quarries in Box, Wiltshire, England, renowned as a major source of high-quality Bath stone used in many prominent buildings.
All labels observed (1)
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| Box Ground quarries canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8322263 — 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: Box Ground quarries Context triple: [Bath stone, notableQuarry, Box Ground quarries]
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Tura quarries
Tura quarries were renowned ancient limestone quarries near modern Cairo that supplied high-quality stone for major Egyptian monuments, including pyramids and temples.
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B.
Winspit quarry
Winspit quarry is a disused coastal stone quarry on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England, known for its dramatic cliffs, caves, and use as a filming location.
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C.
Old School Quarry
Old School Quarry is a paleontological and archaeological excavation site within South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind World Heritage area, known for its rich fossil deposits that shed light on early human evolution.
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D.
Achanarras Quarry
Achanarras Quarry is a renowned fossil site in northern Scotland famous for its exceptionally well-preserved Devonian fish remains.
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E.
Penteli quarries
Penteli quarries are the ancient marble quarries on Mount Pentelicus in Greece, historically renowned as the source of the fine white Pentelic marble used in many classical Athenian monuments, including the Parthenon.
- 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: Box Ground quarries Target entity description: Box Ground quarries are historic underground stone quarries in Box, Wiltshire, England, renowned as a major source of high-quality Bath stone used in many prominent buildings.
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A.
Tura quarries
Tura quarries were renowned ancient limestone quarries near modern Cairo that supplied high-quality stone for major Egyptian monuments, including pyramids and temples.
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B.
Winspit quarry
Winspit quarry is a disused coastal stone quarry on the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England, known for its dramatic cliffs, caves, and use as a filming location.
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C.
Old School Quarry
Old School Quarry is a paleontological and archaeological excavation site within South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind World Heritage area, known for its rich fossil deposits that shed light on early human evolution.
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D.
Achanarras Quarry
Achanarras Quarry is a renowned fossil site in northern Scotland famous for its exceptionally well-preserved Devonian fish remains.
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E.
Penteli quarries
Penteli quarries are the ancient marble quarries on Mount Pentelicus in Greece, historically renowned as the source of the fine white Pentelic marble used in many classical Athenian monuments, including the Parthenon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic industrial site
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underground stone quarry complex ⓘ |
| composition | fine-grained oolitic limestone suitable for carving ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| geologicalFormation | Great Oolite Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccessType | underground access via adits and shafts ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfLocality | English ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic quarry site ⓘ |
| historicalUse | source of building stone for 18th- and 19th-century construction ⓘ |
| industry | stone quarrying ⓘ |
| knownFor | high-quality Bath stone production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Box parish
NERFINISHED
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Box, Wiltshire NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
Wiltshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Box Tunnel
NERFINISHED
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village of Box ⓘ |
| materialExtracted | Bath stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| miningMethod | underground quarrying ⓘ |
| partOf | Bath stone quarrying district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Cotswold stone region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | major source of Bath stone for architectural use ⓘ |
| stoneType | oolitic limestone ⓘ |
| transportHistory | stone transported to Bath and other cities for construction ⓘ |
| usedFor | building stone ⓘ |
| usedInConstructionOf |
historic public buildings in the United Kingdom
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prominent buildings in Bath ⓘ prominent buildings in London ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Box Ground quarries Description of subject: Box Ground quarries are historic underground stone quarries in Box, Wiltshire, England, renowned as a major source of high-quality Bath stone used in many prominent buildings.
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