Sound of Raasay
E113543
The Sound of Raasay is a sea channel off Scotland’s west coast that separates the Isle of Skye from the island of Raasay.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sound of Raasay canonical | 20 |
| Sound of Raasay island group | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T964433 — 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: Sound of Raasay Context triple: [Isle of Skye, hasBodyOfWater, Sound of Raasay]
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A.
Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
"Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" is a long, poetic ballad by Bob Dylan, celebrated for its hypnotic lyrics and closing position on his landmark album Blonde on Blonde.
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B.
Spirit on the Water
"Spirit on the Water" is a reflective, blues-inflected song by Bob Dylan from his 2006 album *Modern Times*, noted for its laid-back groove and lyrical blend of romance, humor, and spiritual allusion.
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C.
A’ Chill
A’ Chill is a historic abandoned village and former main settlement on the Scottish island of Canna in the Inner Hebrides.
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D.
Scotland the Brave
Scotland the Brave is a famous traditional Scottish patriotic song and pipe tune widely regarded as one of Scotland’s unofficial national anthems.
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E.
Burntisland
Burntisland is a coastal town on the north shore of the Firth of Forth in Fife, Scotland, known for its historic harbour, sandy beach, and traditional summer fair.
- 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: Sound of Raasay Target entity description: The Sound of Raasay is a sea channel off Scotland’s west coast that separates the Isle of Skye from the island of Raasay.
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A.
Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands
"Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands" is a long, poetic ballad by Bob Dylan, celebrated for its hypnotic lyrics and closing position on his landmark album Blonde on Blonde.
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B.
Spirit on the Water
"Spirit on the Water" is a reflective, blues-inflected song by Bob Dylan from his 2006 album *Modern Times*, noted for its laid-back groove and lyrical blend of romance, humor, and spiritual allusion.
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C.
A’ Chill
A’ Chill is a historic abandoned village and former main settlement on the Scottish island of Canna in the Inner Hebrides.
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D.
Scotland the Brave
Scotland the Brave is a famous traditional Scottish patriotic song and pipe tune widely regarded as one of Scotland’s unofficial national anthems.
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E.
Burntisland
Burntisland is a coastal town on the north shore of the Firth of Forth in Fife, Scotland, known for its historic harbour, sandy beach, and traditional summer fair.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sea channel
ⓘ
sound ⓘ |
| adjacentToIsland |
Isle of Skye
ⓘ
Raasay ⓘ |
| adjacentToSettlement |
Inverarish
ⓘ
Portree ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasCoastOn |
Isle of Skye
ⓘ
Raasay ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalFeature |
coastal ecosystems
ⓘ
marine wildlife habitat ⓘ |
| hasFerryRoute | Skye–Raasay ferry ⓘ |
| hasNavigationHazard |
rocky shores
ⓘ
strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalUse |
boating
ⓘ
sea kayaking ⓘ wildlife watching ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Cuillin Hills
ⓘ
linked to:
Cuillin
|
| languageOfToponym | Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| locatedIn | west coast of Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeArea | Highland council area ⓘ |
| locatedInArchipelago | Inner Hebrides ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
The Minch region ⓘ
linked to:
The Minch
|
| locatedInRegion | Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| locatedNorthOf | Sound of Scalpay ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Rona (island) ⓘ |
| partOf | Inner Hebrides ⓘ |
| separates |
Isle of Skye
ⓘ
Raasay ⓘ |
| separatesFrom |
Isle of Skye
ⓘ
Raasay ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ferry transport
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ marine navigation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Sound of Raasay Description of subject: The Sound of Raasay is a sea channel off Scotland’s west coast that separates the Isle of Skye from the island of Raasay.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.