Silbury Hill
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Silbury Hill is a large prehistoric artificial chalk mound in Wiltshire, England, and one of the most impressive and enigmatic monuments of Neolithic Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silbury Hill canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1897229 — 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: Silbury Hill Context triple: [River Kennet, nearbySettlement, Silbury Hill]
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A.
Solsbury Hill
Solsbury Hill is a folk-rock song by English musician Peter Gabriel, known for its distinctive 7/4 time signature and autobiographical lyrics about his departure from the band Genesis.
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B.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a prehistoric stone circle monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, renowned as one of the most famous and enigmatic archaeological sites in the world.
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C.
Glastonbury Tor
Glastonbury Tor is a prominent hill in southwest England crowned by the medieval St Michael’s Tower and steeped in myth, legend, and spiritual significance.
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D.
Lion’s Mound
Lion’s Mound is a large artificial hill in Waterloo, Belgium, topped with a cast-iron lion statue, commemorating the site of the Battle of Waterloo.
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E.
Ward's Stone
Ward's Stone is a prominent gritstone fell in Lancashire, England, known for its expansive moorland plateau and extensive views over the surrounding countryside.
- 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: Silbury Hill Target entity description: Silbury Hill is a large prehistoric artificial chalk mound in Wiltshire, England, and one of the most impressive and enigmatic monuments of Neolithic Europe.
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A.
Solsbury Hill
Solsbury Hill is a folk-rock song by English musician Peter Gabriel, known for its distinctive 7/4 time signature and autobiographical lyrics about his departure from the band Genesis.
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B.
Stonehenge
Stonehenge is a prehistoric stone circle monument on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, renowned as one of the most famous and enigmatic archaeological sites in the world.
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C.
Glastonbury Tor
Glastonbury Tor is a prominent hill in southwest England crowned by the medieval St Michael’s Tower and steeped in myth, legend, and spiritual significance.
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D.
Lion’s Mound
Lion’s Mound is a large artificial hill in Waterloo, Belgium, topped with a cast-iron lion statue, commemorating the site of the Battle of Waterloo.
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E.
Ward's Stone
Ward's Stone is a prominent gritstone fell in Lancashire, England, known for its expansive moorland plateau and extensive views over the surrounding countryside.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
artificial mound ⓘ prehistoric monument ⓘ |
| builtUsing |
antler picks
ⓘ
basket transport of material ⓘ wooden tools ⓘ |
| constructedBy | prehistoric communities ⓘ |
| contains |
chalk rubble
ⓘ
internal construction layers ⓘ soil and turf blocks ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| county | Wiltshire ⓘ |
| culture | Neolithic Europe ⓘ |
| diameter | about 160 metres at base ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionEnd | circa 2300 BC ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionStart | circa 2400 BC ⓘ |
| excavatedIn |
18th century
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| function | unknown ⓘ |
| gridReference | SU 099 685 ⓘ |
| hasAccess | public access to viewing areas only ⓘ |
| height | about 40 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| investigatedBy | archaeologists ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Avebury ⓘ |
| location | Wiltshire ⓘ |
| managedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| material |
chalk
ⓘ
earth ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature |
Avebury
ⓘ
surface form:
Avebury henge
River Kennet ⓘ West Kennet Long Barrow ⓘ |
| ownedBy | English Heritage ⓘ |
| partOf |
Avebury
ⓘ
surface form:
Avebury World Heritage Site
Stonehenge ⓘ
surface form:
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites
|
| period | Neolithic ⓘ |
| possibleFunction |
ceremonial centre
ⓘ
ritual monument ⓘ territorial marker ⓘ |
| protectedAs | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| shape | flat-topped conical mound ⓘ |
| significance | largest prehistoric artificial mound in Europe ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1986 ⓘ |
| visibility | prominent in surrounding landscape ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Silbury Hill Description of subject: Silbury Hill is a large prehistoric artificial chalk mound in Wiltshire, England, and one of the most impressive and enigmatic monuments of Neolithic Europe.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.