Irvine of Drum
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Irvine of Drum is the historic chiefly family of Clan Irvine, a Scottish Highland clan with ancestral lands centered around Drum Castle in Aberdeenshire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Irvine of Drum canonical | 1 |
| Irvine of Kingcausie | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20133011 — 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: Irvine of Drum Context triple: [Clan Irvine, clanChiefFamily, Irvine of Drum]
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A.
Stirling of Drumpellier
Stirling of Drumpellier is a Scottish landed family historically prominent in Lanarkshire, known for their ownership of the Drumpellier estate and residence at Drumpellier House.
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B.
Montgomery of Skelmorlie
Montgomery of Skelmorlie is a Scottish cadet branch of the noble Montgomery family historically associated with the Skelmorlie estate in Ayrshire.
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C.
Campbell of Breadalbane
Campbell of Breadalbane is a prominent Highland branch of the Scottish Clan Campbell historically associated with extensive lands in Breadalbane and significant political influence.
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D.
Maclean of Drimnin
Maclean of Drimnin is a notable cadet branch of the historic Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, traditionally associated with lands around Drimnin on the west coast of Scotland.
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E.
William Kirkcaldy of Grange
William Kirkcaldy of Grange was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman, soldier, and reformer known for his prominent military and political role in the Scottish Reformation.
- 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: Irvine of Drum Target entity description: Irvine of Drum is the historic chiefly family of Clan Irvine, a Scottish Highland clan with ancestral lands centered around Drum Castle in Aberdeenshire.
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A.
Stirling of Drumpellier
Stirling of Drumpellier is a Scottish landed family historically prominent in Lanarkshire, known for their ownership of the Drumpellier estate and residence at Drumpellier House.
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B.
Montgomery of Skelmorlie
Montgomery of Skelmorlie is a Scottish cadet branch of the noble Montgomery family historically associated with the Skelmorlie estate in Ayrshire.
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C.
Campbell of Breadalbane
Campbell of Breadalbane is a prominent Highland branch of the Scottish Clan Campbell historically associated with extensive lands in Breadalbane and significant political influence.
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D.
Maclean of Drimnin
Maclean of Drimnin is a notable cadet branch of the historic Scottish Highland Clan Maclean, traditionally associated with lands around Drimnin on the west coast of Scotland.
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E.
William Kirkcaldy of Grange
William Kirkcaldy of Grange was a 16th-century Scottish nobleman, soldier, and reformer known for his prominent military and political role in the Scottish Reformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Irvine of Drum