Oban ferry terminal
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Oban ferry terminal is a major west coast Scottish port that serves as a key gateway for ferry services to the Hebridean islands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oban ferry terminal canonical | 5 |
| port of Oban | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9465889 — 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: Oban ferry terminal Context triple: [Lorne (region in Scotland), hasTransportHub, Oban ferry terminal]
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A.
Kilchoan ferry terminal
Kilchoan ferry terminal is a small coastal port on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula in Scotland that serves as the main departure point for ferry services to the Isle of Mull.
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B.
Mallaig ferry terminal
Mallaig ferry terminal is a key west coast Scottish port that serves as a gateway to the Isle of Skye and the Small Isles, handling passenger and vehicle ferries.
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C.
Cairnryan ferry terminal
Cairnryan ferry terminal is a major Scottish port facility on Loch Ryan that provides ferry services across the Irish Sea, primarily linking Scotland with Northern Ireland.
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D.
Wemyss Bay Ferry Terminal
Wemyss Bay Ferry Terminal is a key passenger and vehicle ferry port on Scotland’s west coast, providing services to the Isle of Bute and serving as an important transport link within Inverclyde.
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E.
Brodick ferry terminal
Brodick ferry terminal is the main passenger and vehicle ferry port on the Isle of Arran in Scotland, providing a key transport link to the mainland.
- 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: Oban ferry terminal Target entity description: Oban ferry terminal is a major west coast Scottish port that serves as a key gateway for ferry services to the Hebridean islands.
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A.
Kilchoan ferry terminal
Kilchoan ferry terminal is a small coastal port on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula in Scotland that serves as the main departure point for ferry services to the Isle of Mull.
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B.
Mallaig ferry terminal
Mallaig ferry terminal is a key west coast Scottish port that serves as a gateway to the Isle of Skye and the Small Isles, handling passenger and vehicle ferries.
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C.
Cairnryan ferry terminal
Cairnryan ferry terminal is a major Scottish port facility on Loch Ryan that provides ferry services across the Irish Sea, primarily linking Scotland with Northern Ireland.
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D.
Wemyss Bay Ferry Terminal
Wemyss Bay Ferry Terminal is a key passenger and vehicle ferry port on Scotland’s west coast, providing services to the Isle of Bute and serving as an important transport link within Inverclyde.
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E.
Brodick ferry terminal
Brodick ferry terminal is the main passenger and vehicle ferry port on the Isle of Arran in Scotland, providing a key transport link to the mainland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ferry terminal
ⓘ
port ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Oban Ferry Terminal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oban Harbour ferry terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedByServiceType |
passenger ferries
ⓘ
vehicle ferries ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLatitude | 56.414 ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLongitude | -5.472 ⓘ |
| hasBerthFor |
MV Clansman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MV Isle of Mull NERFINISHED ⓘ MV Lord of the Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
café or refreshment kiosk
ⓘ
ferry berths ⓘ linkspan ⓘ passenger waiting area ⓘ ticket office ⓘ toilets ⓘ vehicle marshalling area ⓘ |
| hasNavigationRole | port of departure for Hebridean routes ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
McCaig's Tower
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oban distillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportConnection |
local bus services in Oban
ⓘ
rail services at Oban railway station ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Argyll and Bute
ⓘ
Oban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater | Oban Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | west coast of Scotland ⓘ |
| near |
Oban railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oban town centre ⓘ |
| operator | Caledonian MacBrayne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Caledonian MacBrayne network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | sea transport hub ⓘ |
| servesAs |
gateway to the Hebridean islands
ⓘ
key hub for island communities ⓘ |
| servesIsland |
Barra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coll NERFINISHED ⓘ Colonsay NERFINISHED ⓘ Craignure (Mull) NERFINISHED ⓘ Islay NERFINISHED ⓘ Lismore NERFINISHED ⓘ Mull NERFINISHED ⓘ South Uist NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiree NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesRegion |
Inner Hebrides
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Outer Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oban ferry terminal Description of subject: Oban ferry terminal is a major west coast Scottish port that serves as a key gateway for ferry services to the Hebridean islands.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
port of Oban