Cawdor Castle
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Cawdor Castle is a historic Scottish fortress and stately home in the Highlands, famed for its literary association with Shakespeare’s Macbeth and its well-preserved medieval and later-period architecture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cawdor Castle canonical | 5 |
| Cawdor Castle (royal association) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17539388 — 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: Cawdor Castle Context triple: [Cawdor Castle (alterations), appliesToBuilding, Cawdor Castle]
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A.
Dunsinane Castle
Dunsinane Castle is the hilltop fortress in Shakespeare’s tragedy "Macbeth" where much of the play’s climactic action and Lady Macbeth’s downfall unfold.
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B.
Glamis
Glamis is a historic Scottish village best known for Glamis Castle, the legendary childhood home of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and the setting of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
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C.
Kildrummy Castle
Kildrummy Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, historically one of the most important fortresses in the northeast and associated with key events in the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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D.
Thirlestane Castle
Thirlestane Castle is a historic Scottish castle near Lauder in the Borders, renowned for its grand architecture, rich interiors, and long association with the Earls of Lauderdale.
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E.
Slains Castle
Slains Castle is a dramatic ruined clifftop fortress on the northeast coast of Scotland, often linked to Bram Stoker’s inspiration for Dracula.
- 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: Cawdor Castle Target entity description: Cawdor Castle is a historic Scottish fortress and stately home in the Highlands, famed for its literary association with Shakespeare’s Macbeth and its well-preserved medieval and later-period architecture.
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A.
Dunsinane Castle
Dunsinane Castle is the hilltop fortress in Shakespeare’s tragedy "Macbeth" where much of the play’s climactic action and Lady Macbeth’s downfall unfold.
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B.
Glamis
Glamis is a historic Scottish village best known for Glamis Castle, the legendary childhood home of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and the setting of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
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C.
Kildrummy Castle
Kildrummy Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, historically one of the most important fortresses in the northeast and associated with key events in the Wars of Scottish Independence.
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D.
Thirlestane Castle
Thirlestane Castle is a historic Scottish castle near Lauder in the Borders, renowned for its grand architecture, rich interiors, and long association with the Earls of Lauderdale.
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E.
Slains Castle
Slains Castle is a dramatic ruined clifftop fortress on the northeast coast of Scotland, often linked to Bram Stoker’s inspiration for Dracula.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cawdor Castle