Alastair MacIain of Glencoe

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Alastair MacIain of Glencoe was the chief of the MacDonald clan of Glencoe in the late 17th century, remembered as a central figure and victim in the infamous Massacre of Glencoe in 1692.

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Label	Occurrences
Alastair MacIain MacDonald of Glencoe	2
MacIain of Glencoe	2
Alastair MacIain of Glencoe canonical	1
MacIains of Glencoe	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20147605 — 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: Alastair MacIain of Glencoe
Context triple: [Massacre of Glencoe, oathTakenBy, Alastair MacIain of Glencoe]

A. MacIntyre of Glenoe
MacIntyre of Glenoe is the hereditary chiefly family of the Scottish Highland Clan MacIntyre.
B. Ewen Cameron of Lochiel
Ewen Cameron of Lochiel was a 17th-century Scottish Highland clan chief of Clan Cameron, noted for his role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and his staunch support of the Royalist cause.
C. Pap of Glencoe
Pap of Glencoe is a prominent conical hill in the Scottish Highlands, known for its distinctive shape and panoramic views over Glencoe and Loch Leven.
D. Donald Cameron of Lochiel
Donald Cameron of Lochiel was an 18th-century Scottish Highland clan chief and prominent Jacobite leader who played a key role in the 1745 rising alongside Bonnie Prince Charlie.
E. Alasdair MacColla
Alasdair MacColla was a prominent 17th-century Scottish Gaelic mercenary leader and Royalist commander known for his role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, particularly in Ireland and 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: Alastair MacIain of Glencoe
Target entity description: Alastair MacIain of Glencoe was the chief of the MacDonald clan of Glencoe in the late 17th century, remembered as a central figure and victim in the infamous Massacre of Glencoe in 1692.

A. MacIntyre of Glenoe
MacIntyre of Glenoe is the hereditary chiefly family of the Scottish Highland Clan MacIntyre.
B. Ewen Cameron of Lochiel
Ewen Cameron of Lochiel was a 17th-century Scottish Highland clan chief of Clan Cameron, noted for his role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and his staunch support of the Royalist cause.
C. Pap of Glencoe
Pap of Glencoe is a prominent conical hill in the Scottish Highlands, known for its distinctive shape and panoramic views over Glencoe and Loch Leven.
D. Donald Cameron of Lochiel
Donald Cameron of Lochiel was an 18th-century Scottish Highland clan chief and prominent Jacobite leader who played a key role in the 1745 rising alongside Bonnie Prince Charlie.
E. Alasdair MacColla
Alasdair MacColla was a prominent 17th-century Scottish Gaelic mercenary leader and Royalist commander known for his role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, particularly in Ireland and Scotland.
F. None of above. chosen