David Hume Tower
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David Hume Tower is a prominent modernist university building in Edinburgh that long housed departments of the University of Edinburgh, particularly in the humanities and social sciences.
All labels observed (1)
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| David Hume Tower canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19151795 — 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: David Hume Tower Context triple: [Central Area, Edinburgh, contains, David Hume Tower]
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A.
University of Glasgow tower
The University of Glasgow tower is the iconic Gothic Revival spire that dominates the university’s skyline and serves as a symbol of the institution on its Gilmorehill campus.
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B.
Cramond Tower
Cramond Tower is a historic fortified tower house located in the village of Cramond on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland.
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C.
McCaig's Tower
McCaig's Tower is a prominent 19th-century colosseum-style stone structure overlooking the town of Oban on Scotland’s west coast.
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D.
Alloa Tower
Alloa Tower is a medieval Scottish tower house and one of the oldest and largest surviving examples of its kind, located in the town of Alloa in Clackmannanshire.
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E.
Argyle Tower
Argyle Tower is a historic defensive tower that forms part of the fortifications of Edinburgh Castle in Scotland.
- 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: David Hume Tower Target entity description: David Hume Tower is a prominent modernist university building in Edinburgh that long housed departments of the University of Edinburgh, particularly in the humanities and social sciences.
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A.
University of Glasgow tower
The University of Glasgow tower is the iconic Gothic Revival spire that dominates the university’s skyline and serves as a symbol of the institution on its Gilmorehill campus.
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B.
Cramond Tower
Cramond Tower is a historic fortified tower house located in the village of Cramond on the outskirts of Edinburgh, Scotland.
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C.
McCaig's Tower
McCaig's Tower is a prominent 19th-century colosseum-style stone structure overlooking the town of Oban on Scotland’s west coast.
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D.
Alloa Tower
Alloa Tower is a medieval Scottish tower house and one of the oldest and largest surviving examples of its kind, located in the town of Alloa in Clackmannanshire.
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E.
Argyle Tower
Argyle Tower is a historic defensive tower that forms part of the fortifications of Edinburgh Castle in Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
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