The Old Man of Lochnagar
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The Old Man of Lochnagar is a children's book by Prince Charles (now King Charles III) about a bearded old man who lives in a cave in the Scottish Highlands and has whimsical adventures.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Old Man of Lochnagar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15579628 — 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: The Old Man of Lochnagar Context triple: [Lochnagar, featuredIn, The Old Man of Lochnagar]
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A.
The Brollachan
The Brollachan is a mysterious, formless and malevolent creature from Celtic and British fantasy folklore, often depicted as a shadowy presence that embodies fear and darkness.
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B.
Old Man of Stoer
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Salamander of Leith
Salamander of Leith was a prominent 16th-century Scottish warship that served as one of the most important vessels of the Royal Scots Navy.
- 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: The Old Man of Lochnagar Target entity description: The Old Man of Lochnagar is a children's book by Prince Charles (now King Charles III) about a bearded old man who lives in a cave in the Scottish Highlands and has whimsical adventures.
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A.
The Brollachan
The Brollachan is a mysterious, formless and malevolent creature from Celtic and British fantasy folklore, often depicted as a shadowy presence that embodies fear and darkness.
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B.
Old Man of Stoer
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Salamander of Leith
Salamander of Leith was a prominent 16th-century Scottish warship that served as one of the most important vessels of the Royal Scots Navy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.