Ulster Tower
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Ulster Tower is a Northern Irish war memorial in France commemorating the soldiers of the 36th (Ulster) Division who fought and died during the Battle of the Somme in World War I.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ulster Tower canonical | 1 |
| Ulster Tower Memorial | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9291197 — 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: Ulster Tower Context triple: [Somme (department), containsMemorial, Ulster Tower]
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A.
Belvedere Tower
Belvedere Tower is a historic ornamental tower located within the grounds of Osborne House, Queen Victoria’s former royal residence on the Isle of Wight.
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B.
Belvedere Tower
Belvedere Tower is a historic ornamental tower and prominent architectural feature within the landscaped grounds of Claremont Landscape Garden in Surrey, England.
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C.
Cabot Tower
Cabot Tower is a historic late-19th-century commemorative tower in Bristol, England, built to honor explorer John Cabot and offering panoramic views over the city.
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D.
Carew Tower
Carew Tower is an Art Deco skyscraper in downtown Cincinnati that long served as the city's tallest building and remains a prominent architectural and historic landmark.
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E.
Wainhouse Tower
Wainhouse Tower is a prominent Victorian-era folly and observation tower in Halifax, England, noted for its ornate design and status as one of the tallest structures of its kind in the world.
- 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: Ulster Tower Target entity description: Ulster Tower is a Northern Irish war memorial in France commemorating the soldiers of the 36th (Ulster) Division who fought and died during the Battle of the Somme in World War I.
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A.
Belvedere Tower
Belvedere Tower is a historic ornamental tower located within the grounds of Osborne House, Queen Victoria’s former royal residence on the Isle of Wight.
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B.
Belvedere Tower
Belvedere Tower is a historic ornamental tower and prominent architectural feature within the landscaped grounds of Claremont Landscape Garden in Surrey, England.
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C.
Cabot Tower
Cabot Tower is a historic late-19th-century commemorative tower in Bristol, England, built to honor explorer John Cabot and offering panoramic views over the city.
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D.
Carew Tower
Carew Tower is an Art Deco skyscraper in downtown Cincinnati that long served as the city's tallest building and remains a prominent architectural and historic landmark.
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E.
Wainhouse Tower
Wainhouse Tower is a prominent Victorian-era folly and observation tower in Halifax, England, noted for its ornate design and status as one of the tallest structures of its kind in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I memorial
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tower ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | replica of Helen’s Tower ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Battle of the Somme
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
British military memorials and cemeteries
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Buildings and structures in Somme department ⓘ World War I memorials in France ⓘ |
| commemorates |
36th (Ulster) Division
NERFINISHED
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soldiers of the 36th (Ulster) Division who died in the Battle of the Somme ⓘ soldiers of the 36th (Ulster) Division who fought in the Battle of the Somme ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
all those from Ulster who served in World War I
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men of the 36th (Ulster) Division ⓘ |
| hasCafé | yes ⓘ |
| hasChapel | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
internal staircase
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stone tower ⓘ view over the Somme battlefield ⓘ |
| hasFlag |
Ulster Banner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Flag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGardenOfRemembrance | yes ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Northern Irish ⓘ |
| hasPlaque | commemorative plaques to the 36th (Ulster) Division ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCentre | yes ⓘ |
| height | about 70 feet ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hauts-de-France
ⓘ
Somme department NERFINISHED ⓘ Thiepval NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Thiepval Memorial
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thiepval Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Somme battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialEvent | Battle of the Somme (1916) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialType | battlefield memorial ⓘ |
| modeledAfter | Helen’s Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modeledAfterLocatedIn | Clandeboye Estate, County Down NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first permanent memorials erected on the Somme battlefield ⓘ |
| opened | 1921 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 19 November 1921 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Somme Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Somme Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfSignificance |
Northern Ireland
NERFINISHED
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Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ulster Tower Description of subject: Ulster Tower is a Northern Irish war memorial in France commemorating the soldiers of the 36th (Ulster) Division who fought and died during the Battle of the Somme in World War I.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ulster Tower Memorial