Triple

T4206688
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject European route E18 E93798 entity
Predicate hasFerryConnection P1831 FINISHED
Object Stranraer–Larne ferry (historical alignment)
The Stranraer–Larne ferry (historical alignment) was a former cross-channel ferry route linking Stranraer in Scotland with Larne in Northern Ireland, once forming part of a major trans-European transport corridor.
E421273 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Stranraer–Larne ferry (historical alignment) | Statement: [European route E18, hasFerryConnection, Stranraer–Larne ferry (historical alignment)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stranraer–Larne ferry (historical alignment)
Context triple: [European route E18, hasFerryConnection, Stranraer–Larne ferry (historical alignment)]
  • A. Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route
    The Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route is a long-established passenger and vehicle sea crossing linking southwest Wales with southeast Ireland across the Irish Sea.
  • B. Liverpool–Douglas ferry route
    The Liverpool–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the English city of Liverpool with Douglas on the Isle of Man across the Irish Sea.
  • C. Heysham–Douglas ferry route
    The Heysham–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle sea link across the Irish Sea connecting Heysham in England with Douglas on the Isle of Man.
  • D. Holyhead–Dublin ferry route
    The Holyhead–Dublin ferry route is a major maritime link between Wales and Ireland, carrying passengers and vehicles across the Irish Sea and forming a key part of the transport corridor between Great Britain and Ireland.
  • E. Irish Sea ferry network
    The Irish Sea ferry network is a system of passenger and freight ferry routes linking ports in Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and surrounding islands across the Irish Sea.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Stranraer–Larne ferry (historical alignment)
Triple: [European route E18, hasFerryConnection, Stranraer–Larne ferry (historical alignment)]
Generated description
The Stranraer–Larne ferry (historical alignment) was a former cross-channel ferry route linking Stranraer in Scotland with Larne in Northern Ireland, once forming part of a major trans-European transport corridor.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Stranraer–Larne ferry (historical alignment)
Target entity description: The Stranraer–Larne ferry (historical alignment) was a former cross-channel ferry route linking Stranraer in Scotland with Larne in Northern Ireland, once forming part of a major trans-European transport corridor.
  • A. Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route
    The Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route is a long-established passenger and vehicle sea crossing linking southwest Wales with southeast Ireland across the Irish Sea.
  • B. Liverpool–Douglas ferry route
    The Liverpool–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the English city of Liverpool with Douglas on the Isle of Man across the Irish Sea.
  • C. Heysham–Douglas ferry route
    The Heysham–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle sea link across the Irish Sea connecting Heysham in England with Douglas on the Isle of Man.
  • D. Holyhead–Dublin ferry route
    The Holyhead–Dublin ferry route is a major maritime link between Wales and Ireland, carrying passengers and vehicles across the Irish Sea and forming a key part of the transport corridor between Great Britain and Ireland.
  • E. Irish Sea ferry network
    The Irish Sea ferry network is a system of passenger and freight ferry routes linking ports in Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, and surrounding islands across the Irish Sea.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69b3451743608190808f41d17ccf2650 completed March 12, 2026, 10:58 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69b3480cfacc81909a2705eb4e9ce8c1 completed March 12, 2026, 11:11 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b59628da008190ae0e458ed3a5890b completed March 14, 2026, 5:08 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b596b7330081908c66a5a756531ffd completed March 14, 2026, 5:11 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b59762105481908e3534600486b82d completed March 14, 2026, 5:14 p.m.
Created at: March 12, 2026, 11:03 p.m.