Tonbridge Castle
E231088
Tonbridge Castle is a historic Norman motte-and-bailey fortress in Tonbridge, Kent, known for its well-preserved gatehouse and riverside setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tonbridge Castle canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2089455 — 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: Tonbridge Castle Context triple: [Tonbridge, hasLandmark, Tonbridge Castle]
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A.
Canterbury Castle
Canterbury Castle is a Norman-era stone fortress in Canterbury, Kent, now a historic ruin and one of England’s oldest surviving castles.
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B.
Oxford Castle
Oxford Castle is a historic Norman medieval castle and former prison in Oxford, England, now partly preserved as a tourist attraction and heritage site.
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C.
Winchester Castle
Winchester Castle is a historic medieval royal fortress in Winchester, England, long associated with the English monarchy and government.
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D.
Grosmont Castle
Grosmont Castle is a medieval stone fortress in the village of Grosmont in Monmouthshire, Wales, notable as one of the trio of castles guarding the Monnow Valley near the English border.
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E.
Pembroke Castle
Pembroke Castle is a large medieval fortress in Pembrokeshire, Wales, notable as one of the best-preserved Norman castles in Britain and for its strong historical associations with the Tudor dynasty.
- 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: Tonbridge Castle Target entity description: Tonbridge Castle is a historic Norman motte-and-bailey fortress in Tonbridge, Kent, known for its well-preserved gatehouse and riverside setting.
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A.
Canterbury Castle
Canterbury Castle is a Norman-era stone fortress in Canterbury, Kent, now a historic ruin and one of England’s oldest surviving castles.
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B.
Oxford Castle
Oxford Castle is a historic Norman medieval castle and former prison in Oxford, England, now partly preserved as a tourist attraction and heritage site.
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C.
Winchester Castle
Winchester Castle is a historic medieval royal fortress in Winchester, England, long associated with the English monarchy and government.
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D.
Grosmont Castle
Grosmont Castle is a medieval stone fortress in the village of Grosmont in Monmouthshire, Wales, notable as one of the trio of castles guarding the Monnow Valley near the English border.
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E.
Pembroke Castle
Pembroke Castle is a large medieval fortress in Pembrokeshire, Wales, notable as one of the best-preserved Norman castles in Britain and for its strong historical associations with the Tudor dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norman castle
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castle ⓘ motte-and-bailey castle ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Norman architecture ⓘ |
| builder | Normans ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Kent
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Grade I listed castles in Kent ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximately 51.195°N 0.276°E ⓘ |
| country |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
civic offices
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event venue ⓘ museum ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Richard Fitz Gilbert
ⓘ
Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke ⓘ
surface form:
Richard de Clare
|
| hasPart |
bailey
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curtain walls ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ great hall (remains) ⓘ motte ⓘ |
| hasView | River Medway ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCentre | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| inception | late 11th century ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Kent ⓘ |
| locatedOnWater | River Medway ⓘ |
| location | Tonbridge ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
earthwork
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stone ⓘ |
| nearby | Tonbridge High Street ⓘ |
| offers |
audio tours
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guided tours ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Tonbridge and Malling Borough
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surface form:
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
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| significantEvent |
strengthened in stone in the 13th century
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used in medieval conflicts in Kent ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | public parkland ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedAs |
administrative centre (historical)
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defensive fortress (historical) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tonbridge Castle Description of subject: Tonbridge Castle is a historic Norman motte-and-bailey fortress in Tonbridge, Kent, known for its well-preserved gatehouse and riverside setting.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.