Mary King’s Close
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Mary King’s Close is a historic underground street and series of 17th-century alleyways beneath Edinburgh’s Old Town, famed for its preserved buildings and ghostly legends.
All labels observed (1)
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| Mary King’s Close canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21164643 — 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: Mary King’s Close Context triple: [High Street, hasLandmark, Mary King’s Close]
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A.
Greyfriars Tower
Greyfriars Tower is a historic medieval church tower and prominent landmark in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England.
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B.
St Enoch Square
St Enoch Square is a central public square in Glasgow, Scotland, known for its shopping centre, transport links, and role as a busy urban hub.
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C.
Govan Cross
Govan Cross is a historic public square and focal point in the Govan area of Glasgow, Scotland, known for its role as a local civic and commercial center.
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D.
Craigmillar
Craigmillar is a district in the southeast of Edinburgh, Scotland, historically known for its large housing schemes and proximity to Craigmillar Castle.
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E.
Royal Burgh of Canongate
The Royal Burgh of Canongate was a historically independent burgh adjoining Edinburgh’s Old Town, known for its own civic institutions and distinctive community before being incorporated into the city.
- 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: Mary King’s Close Target entity description: Mary King’s Close is a historic underground street and series of 17th-century alleyways beneath Edinburgh’s Old Town, famed for its preserved buildings and ghostly legends.
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A.
Greyfriars Tower
Greyfriars Tower is a historic medieval church tower and prominent landmark in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England.
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B.
St Enoch Square
St Enoch Square is a central public square in Glasgow, Scotland, known for its shopping centre, transport links, and role as a busy urban hub.
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C.
Govan Cross
Govan Cross is a historic public square and focal point in the Govan area of Glasgow, Scotland, known for its role as a local civic and commercial center.
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D.
Craigmillar
Craigmillar is a district in the southeast of Edinburgh, Scotland, historically known for its large housing schemes and proximity to Craigmillar Castle.
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E.
Royal Burgh of Canongate
The Royal Burgh of Canongate was a historically independent burgh adjoining Edinburgh’s Old Town, known for its own civic institutions and distinctive community before being incorporated into the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.