St Ninian’s Cave
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St Ninian’s Cave is a small coastal cave in the Machars peninsula of southwest Scotland, traditionally associated with the early Christian missionary Saint Ninian and used as a place of pilgrimage.
All labels observed (1)
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| St Ninian’s Cave canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15775166 — 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: St Ninian’s Cave Context triple: [Machars, containsHistoricSite, St Ninian’s Cave]
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A.
Carfin Grotto
Carfin Grotto is a prominent Roman Catholic pilgrimage site in Carfin, Scotland, known for its large outdoor shrine and devotional statues inspired by the Lourdes grotto in France.
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B.
St Fillan’s Cave
St Fillan’s Cave is a historic religious site in Pittenweem, Scotland, traditionally associated with the early Christian hermit Saint Fillan and later used as a place of pilgrimage and worship.
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C.
Donaldson Cave
Donaldson Cave is a notable limestone cave in Indiana known for its underground stream and scenic karst features within Spring Mill State Park.
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D.
Cushendun Caves
Cushendun Caves are a series of dramatic coastal sea caves in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, known for their distinctive rock formations and use as a filming location in popular media.
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E.
Wemyss Caves
Wemyss Caves are a series of coastal caves in Fife, Scotland, renowned for their ancient Pictish carvings and archaeological significance.
- 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: St Ninian’s Cave Target entity description: St Ninian’s Cave is a small coastal cave in the Machars peninsula of southwest Scotland, traditionally associated with the early Christian missionary Saint Ninian and used as a place of pilgrimage.
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A.
Carfin Grotto
Carfin Grotto is a prominent Roman Catholic pilgrimage site in Carfin, Scotland, known for its large outdoor shrine and devotional statues inspired by the Lourdes grotto in France.
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B.
St Fillan’s Cave
St Fillan’s Cave is a historic religious site in Pittenweem, Scotland, traditionally associated with the early Christian hermit Saint Fillan and later used as a place of pilgrimage and worship.
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C.
Donaldson Cave
Donaldson Cave is a notable limestone cave in Indiana known for its underground stream and scenic karst features within Spring Mill State Park.
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D.
Cushendun Caves
Cushendun Caves are a series of dramatic coastal sea caves in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, known for their distinctive rock formations and use as a filming location in popular media.
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E.
Wemyss Caves
Wemyss Caves are a series of coastal caves in Fife, Scotland, renowned for their ancient Pictish carvings and archaeological significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.