Wigtown Martyrs’ Stake
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Wigtown Martyrs’ Stake is a memorial site in Wigtown, Scotland, marking the spot where two Covenanter women were drowned for their religious beliefs in 1685.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wigtown Martyrs | 1 |
| Wigtown Martyrs execution | 1 |
| Wigtown Martyrs monument | 1 |
| Wigtown Martyrs’ Stake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15775167 — 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: Wigtown Martyrs’ Stake Context triple: [Machars, containsHistoricSite, Wigtown Martyrs’ Stake]
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A.
Covenanters' Prison
Covenanters' Prison is a historic section of Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Kirkyard where 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian Covenanters were once imprisoned under harsh conditions.
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B.
Bethine Church
Bethine Church was an American political activist and conservationist, known as the influential wife and partner of U.S. Senator Frank Church and a prominent figure in Idaho Democratic politics.
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C.
Thistle Chapel
Thistle Chapel is an ornate, Gothic-style chapel in St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh, serving as the ceremonial home of Scotland’s highest chivalric order, the Order of the Thistle.
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D.
Kirkpatrick Chapel
Kirkpatrick Chapel is a historic 19th-century chapel located on Rutgers University's College Avenue Campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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E.
Martyrs Kirk Research Library
Martyrs Kirk Research Library is a specialist research facility of the University of St Andrews, housing significant collections to support advanced scholarship and archival study.
- 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: Wigtown Martyrs’ Stake Target entity description: Wigtown Martyrs’ Stake is a memorial site in Wigtown, Scotland, marking the spot where two Covenanter women were drowned for their religious beliefs in 1685.
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A.
Covenanters' Prison
Covenanters' Prison is a historic section of Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Kirkyard where 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian Covenanters were once imprisoned under harsh conditions.
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B.
Bethine Church
Bethine Church was an American political activist and conservationist, known as the influential wife and partner of U.S. Senator Frank Church and a prominent figure in Idaho Democratic politics.
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C.
Thistle Chapel
Thistle Chapel is an ornate, Gothic-style chapel in St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh, serving as the ceremonial home of Scotland’s highest chivalric order, the Order of the Thistle.
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D.
Kirkpatrick Chapel
Kirkpatrick Chapel is a historic 19th-century chapel located on Rutgers University's College Avenue Campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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E.
Martyrs Kirk Research Library
Martyrs Kirk Research Library is a specialist research facility of the University of St Andrews, housing significant collections to support advanced scholarship and archival study.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Wigtown Martyrs’ Stake