Edinburgh Bridewell Prison (with Robert Adam’s earlier work as context)
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Edinburgh Bridewell Prison was a prominent early 19th-century correctional facility in Edinburgh, redesigned by architect Archibald Elliot following an earlier scheme by Robert Adam, and is noted for its role in the evolution of Scottish penal architecture.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18006535 — 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: Edinburgh Bridewell Prison (with Robert Adam’s earlier work as context) Context triple: [Archibald Elliot, notableWork, Edinburgh Bridewell Prison (with Robert Adam’s earlier work as context)]
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Old Tolbooth prison in Edinburgh
The Old Tolbooth prison in Edinburgh was a notorious medieval civic building used as a jail and place of execution, long remembered as a symbol of harsh justice in the city’s history.
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Calton Jail
Calton Jail was a former 19th-century prison in Edinburgh, Scotland, that once dominated Calton Hill before being largely demolished in the early 20th century.
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C.
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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New Register House, Edinburgh
New Register House in Edinburgh is a historic government building that houses Scotland’s national archives and key offices such as the Court of the Lord Lyon.
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Edinburgh Old Tolbooth
Edinburgh Old Tolbooth was a historic civic building in Edinburgh, Scotland, that served as the city’s main council house, prison, and place of public execution until its demolition in the early 19th century.
- 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: Edinburgh Bridewell Prison (with Robert Adam’s earlier work as context) Target entity description: Edinburgh Bridewell Prison was a prominent early 19th-century correctional facility in Edinburgh, redesigned by architect Archibald Elliot following an earlier scheme by Robert Adam, and is noted for its role in the evolution of Scottish penal architecture.
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A.
Old Tolbooth prison in Edinburgh
The Old Tolbooth prison in Edinburgh was a notorious medieval civic building used as a jail and place of execution, long remembered as a symbol of harsh justice in the city’s history.
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B.
Calton Jail
Calton Jail was a former 19th-century prison in Edinburgh, Scotland, that once dominated Calton Hill before being largely demolished in the early 20th century.
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C.
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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D.
New Register House, Edinburgh
New Register House in Edinburgh is a historic government building that houses Scotland’s national archives and key offices such as the Court of the Lord Lyon.
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E.
Edinburgh Old Tolbooth
Edinburgh Old Tolbooth was a historic civic building in Edinburgh, Scotland, that served as the city’s main council house, prison, and place of public execution until its demolition in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Archibald Elliot
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notableWork
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Edinburgh Bridewell Prison (with Robert Adam’s earlier work as context)
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