Triple

T5551585
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The Minch E145537 entity
Predicate hasFerryService P1737 FINISHED
Object Stornoway–Ullapool ferry
The Stornoway–Ullapool ferry is a major Scottish west coast ferry route linking the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides with the mainland port of Ullapool.
 E532906 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Stornoway–Ullapool ferry | Statement: [The Minch, hasFerryService, Stornoway–Ullapool ferry]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Stornoway–Ullapool ferry
Context triple: [The Minch, hasFerryService, Stornoway–Ullapool ferry]
  • A. Skye–Raasay ferry
    The Skye–Raasay ferry is a Scottish ferry service that connects the Isle of Skye with the nearby island of Raasay across the Sound of Raasay.
  • B. Bressay ferry
    The Bressay ferry is a local passenger and vehicle service connecting the island of Bressay with Lerwick in Shetland, Scotland.
  • C. Mallaig–Armadale ferry route
    The Mallaig–Armadale ferry route is a key Caledonian MacBrayne-operated sea crossing linking the fishing port of Mallaig on Scotland’s west coast with Armadale on the Isle of Skye.
  • D. Portaferry
    Portaferry is a small coastal town and ferry port on the Ards Peninsula in Northern Ireland, known for its maritime heritage and proximity to Strangford Lough.
  • E. 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.
  • 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: Stornoway–Ullapool ferry
Target entity description: The Stornoway–Ullapool ferry is a major Scottish west coast ferry route linking the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides with the mainland port of Ullapool.
  • A. Skye–Raasay ferry
    The Skye–Raasay ferry is a Scottish ferry service that connects the Isle of Skye with the nearby island of Raasay across the Sound of Raasay.
  • B. Bressay ferry
    The Bressay ferry is a local passenger and vehicle service connecting the island of Bressay with Lerwick in Shetland, Scotland.
  • C. Mallaig–Armadale ferry route
    The Mallaig–Armadale ferry route is a key Caledonian MacBrayne-operated sea crossing linking the fishing port of Mallaig on Scotland’s west coast with Armadale on the Isle of Skye.
  • D. Portaferry
    Portaferry is a small coastal town and ferry port on the Ards Peninsula in Northern Ireland, known for its maritime heritage and proximity to Strangford Lough.
  • E. 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.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Stornoway–Ullapool ferry
Triple: [The Minch, hasFerryService, Stornoway–Ullapool ferry]
Generated description
The Stornoway–Ullapool ferry is a major Scottish west coast ferry route linking the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides with the mainland port of Ullapool.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c008fb879c81909f5bfa56fadc1d46 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c01fe3e7788190aa5361b083197c17 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c028350bc08190a8b48893157b86a1 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c0384f8ce481908e7f82edf6c17323 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c037b4e04881908d07e704f2a161bb nedg completed
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:35 p.m.