St Mary’s Loch
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St Mary’s Loch is the largest natural loch in the Scottish Borders, known for its scenic beauty, walking trails, and popularity with anglers and outdoor enthusiasts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St Mary’s Loch canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7739900 — 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: St Mary’s Loch Context triple: [River Yarrow, flowsNear, St Mary’s Loch]
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A.
St Margaret’s Loch
St Margaret’s Loch is a small, picturesque artificial lake in Edinburgh situated at the foot of Arthur’s Seat within Holyrood Park.
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B.
Linlithgow Loch
Linlithgow Loch is a freshwater loch in West Lothian, Scotland, known for its scenic setting beside the historic town of Linlithgow and its importance as a wildlife habitat.
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C.
Loch of Tankerness
Loch of Tankerness is a coastal freshwater loch on the east side of Mainland, Orkney, known for its scenic setting and surrounding archaeological sites.
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D.
Loch of Sabiston
Loch of Sabiston is a shallow freshwater loch on the Orkney Mainland in Scotland, known for its birdlife and surrounding agricultural landscape.
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E.
Shortcleuch Water
Shortcleuch Water is a small river or stream in the Leadhills area of South Lanarkshire, Scotland, forming part of the local upland watercourse network.
- 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: St Mary’s Loch Target entity description: St Mary’s Loch is the largest natural loch in the Scottish Borders, known for its scenic beauty, walking trails, and popularity with anglers and outdoor enthusiasts.
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A.
St Margaret’s Loch
St Margaret’s Loch is a small, picturesque artificial lake in Edinburgh situated at the foot of Arthur’s Seat within Holyrood Park.
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B.
Linlithgow Loch
Linlithgow Loch is a freshwater loch in West Lothian, Scotland, known for its scenic setting beside the historic town of Linlithgow and its importance as a wildlife habitat.
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C.
Loch of Tankerness
Loch of Tankerness is a coastal freshwater loch on the east side of Mainland, Orkney, known for its scenic setting and surrounding archaeological sites.
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D.
Loch of Sabiston
Loch of Sabiston is a shallow freshwater loch on the Orkney Mainland in Scotland, known for its birdlife and surrounding agricultural landscape.
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E.
Shortcleuch Water
Shortcleuch Water is a small river or stream in the Leadhills area of South Lanarkshire, Scotland, forming part of the local upland watercourse network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | loch ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| drainsInto | Yarrow Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedBy | glacial processes ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
James Hogg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir Walter Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
car park
ⓘ
picnic areas ⓘ slipway for boats ⓘ |
| hasIsland | no significant islands ⓘ |
| hasNearbyHistoricSite | Tibbie Shiels Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRoute |
Cross Borders Drove Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir Walter Scott Way NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Upland Way NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Cappercleuch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
St Mary’s of the Lowes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWaterBody | Loch of the Lowes (Scottish Borders) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | Yarrow Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreation |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ wild swimming ⓘ |
| hasShoreFeature |
grazing land around shores
ⓘ
pebbled shores ⓘ |
| isLargest | natural loch in the Scottish Borders ⓘ |
| knownFor |
angling
ⓘ
open-water swimming ⓘ sailing ⓘ scenic beauty ⓘ walking trails ⓘ |
| length | approximately 5 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ettrick Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cappercleuch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loch of the Lowes (Scottish Borders) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibbie Shiels Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Yarrow Water NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | approximately 46 metres ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Scottish literature ⓘ |
| partOf | Yarrow valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularWith |
anglers
ⓘ
outdoor enthusiasts ⓘ walkers ⓘ |
| region | Scottish Borders council area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | approximately 2.4 square kilometres ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Mary’s Loch Description of subject: St Mary’s Loch is the largest natural loch in the Scottish Borders, known for its scenic beauty, walking trails, and popularity with anglers and outdoor enthusiasts.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.