Old Man of Stoer
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Old Man of Stoer is a famous sea stack off the coast of Sutherland in northwest Scotland, popular with climbers and photographers for its dramatic sandstone pillar rising from the North Atlantic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Man of Stoer canonical | 3 |
| Old Man of Stoer sea stack | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14425376 — 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: Old Man of Stoer Context triple: [Sgìre Nàiseanta Aillse, contains, Old Man of Stoer]
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Old Man of Storr
Old Man of Storr is a famous, jagged rock pinnacle and iconic hiking destination on Scotland’s Isle of Skye, renowned for its dramatic scenery and frequent appearance in films and photographs.
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B.
Old Man of Hoy
The Old Man of Hoy is a famous, towering red sandstone sea stack off the coast of Hoy in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, renowned as a dramatic landmark and challenging rock-climbing destination.
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C.
Lathkill Head
Lathkill Head is a remote upland area in the Peak District of England, known as the dramatic karst landscape where the River Lathkill emerges.
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D.
Old Man of Coniston
Old Man of Coniston is a prominent fell in England’s Lake District, known for its scenic hiking routes and views over Coniston Water.
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Cennen Rock
Cennen Rock is the rocky outcrop in Carmarthenshire, Wales, on which the medieval fortress Carreg Cennen Castle dramatically stands.
- 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: Old Man of Stoer Target entity description: Old Man of Stoer is a famous sea stack off the coast of Sutherland in northwest Scotland, popular with climbers and photographers for its dramatic sandstone pillar rising from the North Atlantic.
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A.
Old Man of Storr
Old Man of Storr is a famous, jagged rock pinnacle and iconic hiking destination on Scotland’s Isle of Skye, renowned for its dramatic scenery and frequent appearance in films and photographs.
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B.
Old Man of Hoy
The Old Man of Hoy is a famous, towering red sandstone sea stack off the coast of Hoy in the Orkney Islands of Scotland, renowned as a dramatic landmark and challenging rock-climbing destination.
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C.
Lathkill Head
Lathkill Head is a remote upland area in the Peak District of England, known as the dramatic karst landscape where the River Lathkill emerges.
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D.
Old Man of Coniston
Old Man of Coniston is a prominent fell in England’s Lake District, known for its scenic hiking routes and views over Coniston Water.
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E.
Cennen Rock
Cennen Rock is the rocky outcrop in Carmarthenshire, Wales, on which the medieval fortress Carreg Cennen Castle dramatically stands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Old Man of Stoer
linked to: Old Man of Stoer