One O’Clock Gun
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The One O’Clock Gun is a time-signalling cannon in Edinburgh that is fired daily to mark 1:00 pm, serving as a historic aid to ships and a popular tourist attraction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| One O'Clock Gun | 1 |
| One O’Clock Gun canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1292232 — 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.
Target entity: One O’Clock Gun Context triple: [Edinburgh Castle, contains, One O’Clock Gun]
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Eight Bells
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: One O’Clock Gun Target entity description: The One O’Clock Gun is a time-signalling cannon in Edinburgh that is fired daily to mark 1:00 pm, serving as a historic aid to ships and a popular tourist attraction.
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A.
In the Wee Small Hours
In the Wee Small Hours is a landmark 1955 concept album by Frank Sinatra, celebrated for its melancholic, late-night mood and sophisticated orchestral arrangements.
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B.
Bird on the Wire
"Bird on the Wire" is a widely acclaimed song by Leonard Cohen, known for its poetic lyrics and melancholic reflection on freedom, love, and personal redemption.
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C.
None but the Lonely Heart
"None but the Lonely Heart" is a 1944 drama film, based on Richard Llewellyn’s novel and directed by Clifford Odets, about a disillusioned Cockney drifter in wartime London struggling with poverty, crime, and his relationship with his ailing mother.
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D.
Eight Bells
Eight Bells is a renowned 1886 maritime painting by American artist Winslow Homer, celebrated for its dramatic depiction of sailors taking a celestial reading at sea.
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E.
One O’Clock Jump
One O’Clock Jump is a classic 1937 swing-era jazz instrumental and signature tune of the Count Basie Orchestra, renowned for its riff-based structure and driving rhythm.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural tradition
ⓘ
time signal cannon ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Firth of Forth shipping
ⓘ
Royal Observatory timekeeping ⓘ |
| city | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
Nelson Monument
ⓘ
surface form:
time ball on Nelson Monument
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | well-known feature of daily life in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| exceptionDays |
Christmas
ⓘ
surface form:
Christmas Day
Good Friday ⓘ Sundays ⓘ some national days of mourning ⓘ |
| firingTime | 1:00 pm ⓘ |
| frequency | daily ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling |
One O’Clock Gun
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
One O'Clock Gun
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| hasCategory |
Edinburgh Castle
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Scottish traditions ⓘ Time signals ⓘ Tourist attractions in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the time of firing at one o’clock ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic tradition of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| historicalRole | provided accurate time signal to ships in the Firth of Forth ⓘ |
| introduced | 1861 ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
City of Edinburgh Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Edinburgh City authorities
|
| introducedFor | maritime timekeeping ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Edinburgh Castle ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| notableFor |
loud report audible across central Edinburgh
ⓘ
precision timekeeping in the 19th century ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
Royal Regiment of Artillery ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Artillery
|
| primaryPurpose | time signalling for ships in the Firth of Forth ⓘ |
| relatedTo | time ball on Nelson Monument, Calton Hill ⓘ |
| secondaryPurpose | tourist attraction ⓘ |
| signalType | audible time signal ⓘ |
| timeSignallingFunction | marks 1:00 pm each day ⓘ |
| timeZone | UK time ⓘ |
| tourismSignificance | popular visitor spectacle at Edinburgh Castle ⓘ |
| usesTechnology | artillery gun ⓘ |
| viewedFrom |
Calton Hill
ⓘ
Princes Street Gardens ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: One O’Clock Gun Description of subject: The One O’Clock Gun is a time-signalling cannon in Edinburgh that is fired daily to mark 1:00 pm, serving as a historic aid to ships and a popular tourist attraction.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.