historic county of Roxburghshire
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The historic county of Roxburghshire was a traditional administrative region in the Scottish Borders, known for its rural landscapes, market towns, and rich medieval history.
All labels observed (1)
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| historic county of Roxburghshire canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21403636 — 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: historic county of Roxburghshire Context triple: [Dryburgh, partOf, historic county of Roxburghshire]
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historic county of Berwickshire
The historic county of Berwickshire is a traditional county in the southeast of Scotland, bordering England and the North Sea, known for its rural landscapes, coastal villages, and historic market towns.
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historic county of Wigtownshire
The historic county of Wigtownshire is a former administrative region in the southwest of Scotland, encompassing the Machars peninsula and parts of Galloway.
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C.
historic county of Dumfriesshire
The historic county of Dumfriesshire is a former administrative region in southwest Scotland, centered on the town of Dumfries and encompassing areas such as Nithsdale, Annandale, and Eskdale.
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D.
historic county of Selkirkshire
The historic county of Selkirkshire is a former administrative region in the Scottish Borders, known for its rural landscapes, textile heritage, and association with the town of Selkirk.
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E.
historic county of Brecknockshire
The historic county of Brecknockshire is a traditional Welsh county in south-central Wales, centered on the town of Brecon and known for its mountainous landscapes including much of the Brecon Beacons.
- 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: historic county of Roxburghshire Target entity description: The historic county of Roxburghshire was a traditional administrative region in the Scottish Borders, known for its rural landscapes, market towns, and rich medieval history.
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A.
historic county of Berwickshire
The historic county of Berwickshire is a traditional county in the southeast of Scotland, bordering England and the North Sea, known for its rural landscapes, coastal villages, and historic market towns.
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B.
historic county of Wigtownshire
The historic county of Wigtownshire is a former administrative region in the southwest of Scotland, encompassing the Machars peninsula and parts of Galloway.
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C.
historic county of Dumfriesshire
The historic county of Dumfriesshire is a former administrative region in southwest Scotland, centered on the town of Dumfries and encompassing areas such as Nithsdale, Annandale, and Eskdale.
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D.
historic county of Selkirkshire
The historic county of Selkirkshire is a former administrative region in the Scottish Borders, known for its rural landscapes, textile heritage, and association with the town of Selkirk.
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E.
historic county of Brecknockshire
The historic county of Brecknockshire is a traditional Welsh county in south-central Wales, centered on the town of Brecon and known for its mountainous landscapes including much of the Brecon Beacons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.