Triple

T6698323
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Stornoway harbour E152809 entity
Predicate hasPortAuthority P7691 FINISHED
Object Stornoway Port Authority
Stornoway Port Authority is the statutory body responsible for managing and operating the harbour and associated marine facilities at Stornoway in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides.
 E152809 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 Port Authority | Statement: [Stornoway harbour, hasPortAuthority, Stornoway Port Authority]

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 Port Authority
Context triple: [Stornoway harbour, hasPortAuthority, Stornoway Port Authority]
  • A. Western Isles Council
    Western Isles Council is the local authority responsible for governing the Outer Hebrides (Western Isles) of Scotland, providing public services and administration for the island communities.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Stornoway harbour
    Stornoway harbour is the main commercial and fishing port of the Outer Hebrides, serving as a key maritime hub for the town of Stornoway and the island of Lewis.
  • D. Shetland Islands Council
    Shetland Islands Council is the local government authority responsible for providing public services and administration across the Shetland Islands archipelago in Scotland.
  • E. Argyll and Bute Council
    Argyll and Bute Council is the unitary local government authority responsible for administering public services and governance across the Argyll and Bute area of western Scotland.
  • 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 Port Authority
Target entity description: Stornoway Port Authority is the statutory body responsible for managing and operating the harbour and associated marine facilities at Stornoway in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides.
  • A. Western Isles Council
    Western Isles Council is the local authority responsible for governing the Outer Hebrides (Western Isles) of Scotland, providing public services and administration for the island communities.
  • B. 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.
  • C. Stornoway harbour chosen
    Stornoway harbour is the main commercial and fishing port of the Outer Hebrides, serving as a key maritime hub for the town of Stornoway and the island of Lewis.
  • D. Shetland Islands Council
    Shetland Islands Council is the local government authority responsible for providing public services and administration across the Shetland Islands archipelago in Scotland.
  • E. Argyll and Bute Council
    Argyll and Bute Council is the unitary local government authority responsible for administering public services and governance across the Argyll and Bute area of western Scotland.
  • F. None of above.

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 Port Authority
Triple: [Stornoway harbour, hasPortAuthority, Stornoway Port Authority]
Generated description
Stornoway Port Authority is the statutory body responsible for managing and operating the harbour and associated marine facilities at Stornoway in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c68807adbc8190b8632df42b39eda0 elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6d0a6082c819097a4301538399f59 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c7007f2a648190a10792840536035b ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69c70311418c8190a902cf21187fdc51 ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69c70262f3e48190b544be536ee0b674 nedg completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:05 p.m.