Dunoon Massacre
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The Dunoon Massacre was a 17th-century slaughter of members of Clan Lamont by their rivals, Clan Campbell, in Argyll, Scotland, following the clan conflicts of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dunoon Massacre canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13064500 — 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: Dunoon Massacre Context triple: [Clan Lamont, notableEvent, Dunoon Massacre]
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A.
Greysteel massacre
The Greysteel massacre was a 1993 mass shooting in a bar in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, carried out by loyalist paramilitaries during the Troubles.
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B.
Hungerford massacre
The Hungerford massacre was a 1987 mass shooting in Hungerford, England, in which gunman Michael Ryan killed 16 people and led to significant changes in UK firearms legislation.
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C.
Massacre of the Citadel
The Massacre of the Citadel was an 1811 event in Cairo in which Egypt’s ruler Muhammad Ali orchestrated the killing of hundreds of Mamluk leaders to consolidate his power and end their political dominance.
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D.
Peskeompscut massacre
The Peskeompscut massacre was a brutal 1676 attack during King Philip’s War in which English colonial forces killed a large number of Native American civilians near present-day Turners Falls, Massachusetts.
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E.
Lawrence massacre
The Lawrence massacre was an 1863 American Civil War–era raid by pro-Confederate guerrillas on the abolitionist town of Lawrence, Kansas, resulting in the killing of around 150–200 men and boys and the widespread destruction of the town.
- 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: Dunoon Massacre Target entity description: The Dunoon Massacre was a 17th-century slaughter of members of Clan Lamont by their rivals, Clan Campbell, in Argyll, Scotland, following the clan conflicts of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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A.
Greysteel massacre
The Greysteel massacre was a 1993 mass shooting in a bar in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, carried out by loyalist paramilitaries during the Troubles.
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B.
Hungerford massacre
The Hungerford massacre was a 1987 mass shooting in Hungerford, England, in which gunman Michael Ryan killed 16 people and led to significant changes in UK firearms legislation.
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C.
Massacre of the Citadel
The Massacre of the Citadel was an 1811 event in Cairo in which Egypt’s ruler Muhammad Ali orchestrated the killing of hundreds of Mamluk leaders to consolidate his power and end their political dominance.
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D.
Peskeompscut massacre
The Peskeompscut massacre was a brutal 1676 attack during King Philip’s War in which English colonial forces killed a large number of Native American civilians near present-day Turners Falls, Massachusetts.
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E.
Lawrence massacre
The Lawrence massacre was an 1863 American Civil War–era raid by pro-Confederate guerrillas on the abolitionist town of Lawrence, Kansas, resulting in the killing of around 150–200 men and boys and the widespread destruction of the town.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century event
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historical event ⓘ massacre ⓘ |
| aftermath | long-lasting enmity between Campbells and Lamonts ⓘ |
| conflictType | clan conflict ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| describedIn |
accounts of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in Scotland
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histories of the Scottish clan system ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Scottish Highland clans ⓘ |
| genre | Scottish history ⓘ |
| hasCause |
aftermath of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms
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clan rivalry between Clan Campbell and Clan Lamont ⓘ |
| hasContext | post–civil war settlement in Scotland ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Argyllshire
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linked to:
Argyll
|
| involves |
Clan Campbell of Argyll
ⓘ
linked to:
Clan Campbell
Clan Lamont of Cowal ⓘ
linked to:
Clan Lamont
|
| location |
Argyll
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Dunoon ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | local commemorations in Dunoon area ⓘ |
| partOf | Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Clan Campbell ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Clan Campbell–Clan Lamont feud
ⓘ
Scottish clan wars ⓘ |
| result |
devastation of Clan Lamont power in Argyll
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slaughter of members of Clan Lamont ⓘ |
| significantPlace |
Cowal peninsula
ⓘ
linked to:
Cowal Peninsula
|
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| victim | Clan Lamont ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dunoon Massacre Description of subject: The Dunoon Massacre was a 17th-century slaughter of members of Clan Lamont by their rivals, Clan Campbell, in Argyll, Scotland, following the clan conflicts of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
Referenced by (2)
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