Furness Abbey
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Furness Abbey is a ruined medieval Cistercian monastery in Cumbria, England, once one of the wealthiest and most powerful monastic houses in the country.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Furness Abbey canonical | 3 |
| Furness Abbey (nearby) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8697932 — 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: Furness Abbey Context triple: [Rushen Abbey, associatedWith, Furness Abbey]
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A.
Arbroath Abbey
Arbroath Abbey is a historic Scottish monastery famous as the site where the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath, asserting Scotland’s independence, was drafted.
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B.
Lindisfarne Castle
Lindisfarne Castle is a small 16th-century fortress dramatically perched on a rocky hill on Holy Island off the northeast coast of England, now a popular historic and scenic landmark.
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C.
Culross Abbey
Culross Abbey is a historic former Cistercian monastery in Culross, Fife, Scotland, notable for its medieval architecture and surviving parish church.
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D.
Kelso Abbey
Kelso Abbey is a ruined medieval Tironensian monastery in the Scottish Borders, once one of Scotland’s wealthiest and most influential religious houses.
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E.
Balmerino Abbey
Balmerino Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in Fife, Scotland, founded in the 13th century and noted for its picturesque setting and historical significance.
- 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: Furness Abbey Target entity description: Furness Abbey is a ruined medieval Cistercian monastery in Cumbria, England, once one of the wealthiest and most powerful monastic houses in the country.
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A.
Arbroath Abbey
Arbroath Abbey is a historic Scottish monastery famous as the site where the 1320 Declaration of Arbroath, asserting Scotland’s independence, was drafted.
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B.
Lindisfarne Castle
Lindisfarne Castle is a small 16th-century fortress dramatically perched on a rocky hill on Holy Island off the northeast coast of England, now a popular historic and scenic landmark.
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C.
Culross Abbey
Culross Abbey is a historic former Cistercian monastery in Culross, Fife, Scotland, notable for its medieval architecture and surviving parish church.
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D.
Kelso Abbey
Kelso Abbey is a ruined medieval Tironensian monastery in the Scottish Borders, once one of Scotland’s wealthiest and most influential religious houses.
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E.
Balmerino Abbey
Balmerino Abbey is a ruined Cistercian monastery in Fife, Scotland, founded in the 13th century and noted for its picturesque setting and historical significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cistercian monastery
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ruined monastery ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Abbey of St Mary of Furness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic
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Romanesque ⓘ |
| builtFrom | local red sandstone ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Mary ⓘ |
| dioceseDuringMonasticPeriod | Diocese of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolutionContext | Dissolution of the Monasteries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1537 ⓘ |
| economicRole |
controller of local iron-ore resources
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involved in wool trade ⓘ major landowner in north-west England ⓘ operator of granges and farms ⓘ |
| founded | 1123 ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Savigniac monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Stephen of Blois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founderOccupation |
Count of Boulogne
NERFINISHED
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future King Stephen of England ⓘ |
| governedBy | abbot of Furness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOnsite |
museum with archaeological finds
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visitor centre ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
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scheduled monument ⓘ |
| joinedCistercianOrder | 1147 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Barrow-in-Furness
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cumbria ⓘ North West England ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| near |
Barrow-in-Furness town centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Furness Railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
chapter house ruins
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cloister remains ⓘ extensive ruins ⓘ gatehouse ruins ⓘ impressive church remains ⓘ red sandstone buildings ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| period | medieval period ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence |
exercised authority over large estates in Lancashire and Cumbria
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one of the wealthiest monasteries in medieval England ⓘ |
| regionHistorical | Furness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder | Cistercian Order NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
archaeological excavations
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historical studies of Cistercian monasticism ⓘ |
| usedFor | filming location ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Furness Abbey Description of subject: Furness Abbey is a ruined medieval Cistercian monastery in Cumbria, England, once one of the wealthiest and most powerful monastic houses in the country.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Furness Abbey (nearby)
subject surface form:
Inch Abbey