Maiden Castle hillfort
E90096
Maiden Castle hillfort is an ancient defensive earthwork located within the Lomond Hills of Fife, Scotland, notable for its prehistoric archaeological remains.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maiden Castle | 1 |
| Maiden Castle hillfort canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T763574 — 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: Maiden Castle hillfort Context triple: [Lomond Hills, containsFeature, Maiden Castle hillfort]
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A.
Tintagel Castle
Tintagel Castle is a medieval cliff-top fortress in Cornwall, England, famed for its dramatic coastal ruins and legendary association with King Arthur.
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B.
Birdoswald Roman Fort
Birdoswald Roman Fort is a well-preserved Roman military fort in Cumbria, England, that formed part of the defensive frontier system of Hadrian’s Wall.
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C.
Saalburg Roman fort
Saalburg Roman fort is a reconstructed Roman military camp in Germany that served as part of the frontier defenses along the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes and now functions as an archaeological park and museum.
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D.
Richborough Roman Fort
Richborough Roman Fort is a major archaeological site in Kent, England, that preserves the remains of a significant Roman military and port complex marking one of the main entry points of Roman Britain.
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E.
Chesters Roman Fort
Chesters Roman Fort is a well-preserved Roman cavalry fort and museum site in Northumberland, England, notable for its extensive remains and artifacts from the Roman frontier.
- 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: Maiden Castle hillfort Target entity description: Maiden Castle hillfort is an ancient defensive earthwork located within the Lomond Hills of Fife, Scotland, notable for its prehistoric archaeological remains.
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A.
Tintagel Castle
Tintagel Castle is a medieval cliff-top fortress in Cornwall, England, famed for its dramatic coastal ruins and legendary association with King Arthur.
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B.
Birdoswald Roman Fort
Birdoswald Roman Fort is a well-preserved Roman military fort in Cumbria, England, that formed part of the defensive frontier system of Hadrian’s Wall.
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C.
Saalburg Roman fort
Saalburg Roman fort is a reconstructed Roman military camp in Germany that served as part of the frontier defenses along the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes and now functions as an archaeological park and museum.
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D.
Richborough Roman Fort
Richborough Roman Fort is a major archaeological site in Kent, England, that preserves the remains of a significant Roman military and port complex marking one of the main entry points of Roman Britain.
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E.
Chesters Roman Fort
Chesters Roman Fort is a well-preserved Roman cavalry fort and museum site in Northumberland, England, notable for its extensive remains and artifacts from the Roman frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
hillfort ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| accessibleTo | hikers ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in Fife
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Hill forts in Scotland ⓘ Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Fife ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
earth
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| function |
defensive stronghold
ⓘ
settlement enclosure ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemains |
defensive structures
ⓘ
prehistoric occupation evidence ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 56.216 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | -3.210 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
defensive earthworks
ⓘ
ditches ⓘ enclosed summit area ⓘ ramparts ⓘ |
| hasNameElement |
Maiden Castle hillfort
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Maiden Castle
|
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Lomond Hills Regional Park ⓘ |
| landUseContext | upland pasture and moorland ⓘ |
| likelyDatingFrom | Iron Age ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fife
ⓘ
Lomond Hills ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
East Lomond
ⓘ
Fife ⓘ
surface form:
Falkland, Fife
|
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Falkland Estate ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Falkland ⓘ |
| overlooks | surrounding valleys of Lomond Hills ⓘ |
| period | prehistoric ⓘ |
| protectionStatus | legally protected archaeological site ⓘ |
| region |
Central Lowlands of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Lowlands of Scotland
|
| topographicalType | hilltop fort ⓘ |
| viewOver | Fife countryside ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maiden Castle hillfort Description of subject: Maiden Castle hillfort is an ancient defensive earthwork located within the Lomond Hills of Fife, Scotland, notable for its prehistoric archaeological remains.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maiden Castle