Knocknarea passage tomb

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Neolithic monument archaeological site burial monument passage tomb

Knocknarea passage tomb is a prominent Neolithic burial monument atop Knocknarea Mountain in County Sligo, Ireland, traditionally associated with the legendary Queen Maeve.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Knocknarea Ballymacdermot court tomb complex	1
Knocknarea Carrowmore complex	1
Knocknarea passage tomb canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12807433 — 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: Knocknarea passage tomb
Context triple: [County Sligo, contains, Knocknarea passage tomb]

A. Ráth Cairn
Ráth Cairn is a small Irish-speaking (Gaeltacht) village in County Meath, Ireland, known for its strong preservation of traditional Irish language and culture.
B. Loughcrew Cairns
Loughcrew Cairns is a complex of Neolithic passage tombs and ancient ceremonial sites in Ireland, renowned for its megalithic art and astronomical alignments.
C. Poulnabrone dolmen
Poulnabrone dolmen is a famous Neolithic portal tomb and iconic archaeological monument located on the karst landscape of the Burren in western Ireland.
D. Knowth
Knowth is a major Neolithic passage tomb and archaeological complex in Ireland’s Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site, renowned for its megalithic art and prehistoric burial mounds.
E. Newgrange
Newgrange is a prehistoric Neolithic passage tomb in County Meath, Ireland, renowned for its massive circular mound, megalithic art, and precise alignment with the winter solstice sunrise.
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: Knocknarea passage tomb
Target entity description: Knocknarea passage tomb is a prominent Neolithic burial monument atop Knocknarea Mountain in County Sligo, Ireland, traditionally associated with the legendary Queen Maeve.

A. Ráth Cairn
Ráth Cairn is a small Irish-speaking (Gaeltacht) village in County Meath, Ireland, known for its strong preservation of traditional Irish language and culture.
B. Loughcrew Cairns
Loughcrew Cairns is a complex of Neolithic passage tombs and ancient ceremonial sites in Ireland, renowned for its megalithic art and astronomical alignments.
C. Poulnabrone dolmen
Poulnabrone dolmen is a famous Neolithic portal tomb and iconic archaeological monument located on the karst landscape of the Burren in western Ireland.
D. Knowth
Knowth is a major Neolithic passage tomb and archaeological complex in Ireland’s Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site, renowned for its megalithic art and prehistoric burial mounds.
E. Newgrange
Newgrange is a prehistoric Neolithic passage tomb in County Meath, Ireland, renowned for its massive circular mound, megalithic art, and precise alignment with the winter solstice sunrise.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Neolithic monument ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ burial monument ⓘ passage tomb ⓘ
access	hiking trail from base of Knocknarea ⓘ
associatedWith	Queen Maeve ⓘ linked to: Meabh Queen Medb ⓘ
comparableTo	Carrowkeel passage tombs ⓘ linked to: Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery ⓘ Newgrange ⓘ
constructionPeriod	Neolithic period ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Ireland ⓘ
culture	Neolithic Ireland ⓘ
elevation	summit of Knocknarea Mountain ⓘ
estimatedDate	4th millennium BC ⓘ
feature	central burial chamber ⓘ passage leading to chamber ⓘ stone kerb ⓘ
governedBy	National Monuments Service of Ireland ⓘ
hasNameInIrish	Cairn on Cnoc na Rí (Knocknarea) ⓘ linked to: Queen Maeve's Cairn
hasType	cairn ⓘ
heritageStatus	National Monument of Ireland ⓘ
locatedIn	Connacht ⓘ County Sligo ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Knocknarea Mountain ⓘ
material	limestone ⓘ stone ⓘ
mythologicalRole	supposed burial place of Queen Medb ⓘ
near	town of Sligo ⓘ linked to: Sligo
orientation	prominent hilltop location ⓘ
partOf	Cúil Irra peninsula megalithic complex ⓘ linked to: Cúil Írra megalithic landscape Irish passage tomb tradition ⓘ linked to: Neolithic Ireland
protectionStatus	protected archaeological monument ⓘ
researchField	Irish prehistory ⓘ megalithic archaeology ⓘ
shape	large stone cairn ⓘ
significance	important Neolithic ritual landscape feature ⓘ landmark of County Sligo ⓘ
tourism	popular hiking destination ⓘ
usedFor	burial ⓘ ritual activity ⓘ
view	panoramic views over Ben Bulben ⓘ panoramic views over Sligo Bay ⓘ
visibleFrom	Sligo Bay ⓘ surrounding lowlands of County Sligo ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

County Sligo → contains → Knocknarea passage tomb ⓘ

Neolithic Ireland → hasImportantSite → Knocknarea Carrowmore complex ⓘ

linked to: Knocknarea passage tomb

Neolithic Ireland → hasImportantSite → Knocknarea Ballymacdermot court tomb complex ⓘ