Mound of the Hostages
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Mound of the Hostages is an ancient Neolithic passage tomb at the Hill of Tara in Ireland, notable for its prehistoric burials and megalithic art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mound of the Hostages canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9272858 — 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: Mound of the Hostages Context triple: [Tara, hasStructure, Mound of the Hostages]
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A.
Banditaccia Necropolis
Banditaccia Necropolis is a vast Etruscan burial ground near Cerveteri in Italy, renowned for its tumulus tombs and rock-cut chamber graves that offer key insights into Etruscan funerary art and urban planning.
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B.
Shali Fortress
Shali Fortress is a centuries-old mud-brick citadel in Egypt’s Siwa Oasis, renowned for its labyrinthine ruins and distinctive desert architecture.
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C.
Surami Fortress
Surami Fortress is a historic medieval stronghold in central Georgia, known for its strategic hilltop location and well-preserved defensive walls.
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D.
Marathon tumulus
Marathon tumulus is an ancient burial mound in Marathon, Greece, commemorating the fallen Athenian soldiers of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
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E.
Narikala Fortress
Narikala Fortress is an ancient hilltop fortification overlooking Tbilisi, Georgia, known as one of the city’s most iconic historical landmarks.
- 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: Mound of the Hostages Target entity description: Mound of the Hostages is an ancient Neolithic passage tomb at the Hill of Tara in Ireland, notable for its prehistoric burials and megalithic art.
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A.
Banditaccia Necropolis
Banditaccia Necropolis is a vast Etruscan burial ground near Cerveteri in Italy, renowned for its tumulus tombs and rock-cut chamber graves that offer key insights into Etruscan funerary art and urban planning.
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B.
Shali Fortress
Shali Fortress is a centuries-old mud-brick citadel in Egypt’s Siwa Oasis, renowned for its labyrinthine ruins and distinctive desert architecture.
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C.
Surami Fortress
Surami Fortress is a historic medieval stronghold in central Georgia, known for its strategic hilltop location and well-preserved defensive walls.
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D.
Marathon tumulus
Marathon tumulus is an ancient burial mound in Marathon, Greece, commemorating the fallen Athenian soldiers of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC.
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E.
Narikala Fortress
Narikala Fortress is an ancient hilltop fortification overlooking Tbilisi, Georgia, known as one of the city’s most iconic historical landmarks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic monument
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ burial mound ⓘ passage tomb ⓘ |
| alignedWith |
Imbolc sunrise
ⓘ
Samhain sunrise ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hill of Tara ceremonial landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Bronze Age
NERFINISHED
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Neolithic ⓘ |
| diameter | about 15 metres ⓘ |
| entranceOrientation | east ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | c. 3000 BCE ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Seán P. Ó Ríordáin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationEndDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| excavationStartDate | 1955 ⓘ |
| hasDiscovery |
beads
ⓘ
bone pins ⓘ bronze objects ⓘ cremation burials ⓘ human remains ⓘ inhumation burials ⓘ pottery fragments ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central burial chamber
ⓘ
corbelled roof ⓘ earthen mound ⓘ engraved stones ⓘ kerbstones ⓘ megalithic art ⓘ orthostats ⓘ stone basin ⓘ stone-lined passage ⓘ |
| hasMegalithicArtMotifs |
concentric circles
ⓘ
spirals ⓘ zigzags ⓘ |
| height | about 3 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Monument of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterUsePeriod | Early Bronze Age ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Meath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leinster ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Hill of Tara ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Hill of Tara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Office of Public Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Navan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfBurials | over 200 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | Hill of Tara complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Neolithic ⓘ |
| shape | round mound ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
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ritual activity ⓘ |
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Subject: Mound of the Hostages Description of subject: Mound of the Hostages is an ancient Neolithic passage tomb at the Hill of Tara in Ireland, notable for its prehistoric burials and megalithic art.
Referenced by (3)
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