Nine Maidens stone circle
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The Nine Maidens stone circle is a prehistoric ring of standing stones in Cornwall, England, traditionally linked to local legends and ancient ritual practices.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22551171 — 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: Nine Maidens stone circle Context triple: [Mên-an-Tol, nearbyFeature, Nine Maidens stone circle]
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Strichen Stone Circle
Strichen Stone Circle is a prehistoric stone circle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, notable as a reconstructed Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial monument.
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Merry Maidens stone circle
The Merry Maidens stone circle is a well-preserved late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circle in Cornwall, England, noted for its nearly perfect ring of standing stones and associated local folklore.
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Stanton Drew stone circles
Stanton Drew stone circles are a complex of prehistoric stone circles and associated megalithic monuments in Somerset, England, notable for their size, antiquity, and archaeological significance.
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King’s Men stone circle
The King’s Men stone circle is a prehistoric stone circle in Oxfordshire, England, forming part of the Rollright Stones complex and dating back to the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age.
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Bedd Arthur stone circle
Bedd Arthur stone circle is a small, oval-shaped prehistoric stone monument in the Preseli Hills of Pembrokeshire, Wales, often linked to local legend and theories about the origins of Stonehenge’s bluestones.
- 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: Nine Maidens stone circle Target entity description: The Nine Maidens stone circle is a prehistoric ring of standing stones in Cornwall, England, traditionally linked to local legends and ancient ritual practices.
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A.
Strichen Stone Circle
Strichen Stone Circle is a prehistoric stone circle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, notable as a reconstructed Neolithic or Bronze Age ceremonial monument.
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B.
Merry Maidens stone circle
The Merry Maidens stone circle is a well-preserved late Neolithic or early Bronze Age stone circle in Cornwall, England, noted for its nearly perfect ring of standing stones and associated local folklore.
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C.
Stanton Drew stone circles
Stanton Drew stone circles are a complex of prehistoric stone circles and associated megalithic monuments in Somerset, England, notable for their size, antiquity, and archaeological significance.
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D.
King’s Men stone circle
The King’s Men stone circle is a prehistoric stone circle in Oxfordshire, England, forming part of the Rollright Stones complex and dating back to the late Neolithic or early Bronze Age.
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E.
Bedd Arthur stone circle
Bedd Arthur stone circle is a small, oval-shaped prehistoric stone monument in the Preseli Hills of Pembrokeshire, Wales, often linked to local legend and theories about the origins of Stonehenge’s bluestones.
- F. None of above. chosen
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