Sherborne Old Castle
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Sherborne Old Castle is a ruined 12th-century fortified castle in Sherborne, Dorset, historically associated with the bishops of Salisbury and later the Digby family.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sherborne Castle | 1 |
| Sherborne Old Castle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14277304 — 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: Sherborne Old Castle Context triple: [Sherborne, hasLandmark, Sherborne Old Castle]
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A.
Bridgnorth Castle
Bridgnorth Castle is a ruined medieval fortress in Shropshire, England, noted for its dramatically leaning remaining tower caused by Civil War damage.
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B.
Shrewsbury Castle
Shrewsbury Castle is a historic red sandstone fortress in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, notable for its Norman origins and its role in the town’s medieval defenses.
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C.
Barbury Castle
Barbury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort in Wiltshire, England, known for its impressive earthworks and prominent position along the ancient Ridgeway route.
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D.
Eastnor Castle
Eastnor Castle is a 19th-century mock-medieval country house and visitor attraction set in parkland near Ledbury in Herefordshire, England.
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E.
Sherborne Abbey
Sherborne Abbey is a historic former Benedictine monastery and prominent parish church in Sherborne, Dorset, renowned for its stunning Perpendicular Gothic architecture and magnificent fan-vaulted ceiling.
- 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: Sherborne Old Castle Target entity description: Sherborne Old Castle is a ruined 12th-century fortified castle in Sherborne, Dorset, historically associated with the bishops of Salisbury and later the Digby family.
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A.
Bridgnorth Castle
Bridgnorth Castle is a ruined medieval fortress in Shropshire, England, noted for its dramatically leaning remaining tower caused by Civil War damage.
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B.
Shrewsbury Castle
Shrewsbury Castle is a historic red sandstone fortress in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, notable for its Norman origins and its role in the town’s medieval defenses.
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C.
Barbury Castle
Barbury Castle is an Iron Age hillfort in Wiltshire, England, known for its impressive earthworks and prominent position along the ancient Ridgeway route.
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D.
Eastnor Castle
Eastnor Castle is a 19th-century mock-medieval country house and visitor attraction set in parkland near Ledbury in Herefordshire, England.
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E.
Sherborne Abbey
Sherborne Abbey is a historic former Benedictine monastery and prominent parish church in Sherborne, Dorset, renowned for its stunning Perpendicular Gothic architecture and magnificent fan-vaulted ceiling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sherborne Castle