Nine Maidens stone circle (Boskednan)
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The Nine Maidens stone circle (Boskednan) is a prehistoric Bronze Age stone circle in Cornwall, England, noted for its ring of standing stones set on the wild Penwith moorland.
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| Nine Maidens stone circle (Boskednan) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22551391 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nine Maidens stone circle (Boskednan) Context triple: [Penwith Moors, contains, Nine Maidens stone circle (Boskednan) ]
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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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Machrie Moor stone circles
Machrie Moor stone circles are a group of prehistoric stone circles and standing stones on the Isle of Arran in Scotland, notable for their Bronze Age origins and dramatic moorland setting.
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Gorsedd stone circle
Gorsedd stone circle is a ceremonial stone circle in Cardiff associated with the Gorsedd of Bards and the National Eisteddfod of Wales.
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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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Beaghmore stone circles
Beaghmore stone circles are a complex of Bronze Age stone circles and cairns in Northern Ireland, noted for their archaeological significance and enigmatic alignment.
- 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 (Boskednan) Target entity description: The Nine Maidens stone circle (Boskednan) is a prehistoric Bronze Age stone circle in Cornwall, England, noted for its ring of standing stones set on the wild Penwith moorland.
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A.
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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B.
Machrie Moor stone circles
Machrie Moor stone circles are a group of prehistoric stone circles and standing stones on the Isle of Arran in Scotland, notable for their Bronze Age origins and dramatic moorland setting.
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C.
Gorsedd stone circle
Gorsedd stone circle is a ceremonial stone circle in Cardiff associated with the Gorsedd of Bards and the National Eisteddfod of Wales.
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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.
Beaghmore stone circles
Beaghmore stone circles are a complex of Bronze Age stone circles and cairns in Northern Ireland, noted for their archaeological significance and enigmatic alignment.
- F. None of above. chosen
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