Lowestoft Lighthouse
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Lowestoft Lighthouse is a prominent coastal navigation light in Lowestoft, England, marking the UK’s most easterly point and guiding shipping in the North Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lowestoft Lighthouse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2464545 — 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: Lowestoft Lighthouse Context triple: [Lowestoft, hasFeature, Lowestoft Lighthouse]
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A.
Hunstanton Lighthouse
Hunstanton Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, overlooking The Wash and guiding ships along the east coast.
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B.
South Foreland Lighthouse
South Foreland Lighthouse is a historic Victorian-era lighthouse on England’s southeast coast, noted for being the first in the world to use an electric light and for its views over the English Channel.
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C.
Ramsgate lighthouse
Ramsgate lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Ramsgate, Kent, that guides vessels entering and leaving the town’s harbour.
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D.
Admiralty Head Lighthouse
Admiralty Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon located on Whidbey Island in Washington State, known for guiding ships entering Puget Sound and for its distinctive Spanish-style architecture.
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E.
Nobbys Lighthouse
Nobbys Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon situated on Nobbys Head at the entrance to Newcastle Harbour in New South Wales, Australia.
- 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: Lowestoft Lighthouse Target entity description: Lowestoft Lighthouse is a prominent coastal navigation light in Lowestoft, England, marking the UK’s most easterly point and guiding shipping in the North Sea.
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A.
Hunstanton Lighthouse
Hunstanton Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, overlooking The Wash and guiding ships along the east coast.
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B.
South Foreland Lighthouse
South Foreland Lighthouse is a historic Victorian-era lighthouse on England’s southeast coast, noted for being the first in the world to use an electric light and for its views over the English Channel.
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C.
Ramsgate lighthouse
Ramsgate lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Ramsgate, Kent, that guides vessels entering and leaving the town’s harbour.
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D.
Admiralty Head Lighthouse
Admiralty Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon located on Whidbey Island in Washington State, known for guiding ships entering Puget Sound and for its distinctive Spanish-style architecture.
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E.
Nobbys Lighthouse
Nobbys Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon situated on Nobbys Head at the entrance to Newcastle Harbour in New South Wales, Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal navigation light
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ |
| access | by road from Lowestoft town ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hunstanton Lighthouse
ⓘ
surface form:
Trinity House East Coast lights
|
| automated | yes ⓘ |
| categoryOfListing | Grade II ⓘ |
| colourScheme | white tower ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| coordinates | 52.483°N 1.751°E ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| focalHeight | 37 metres ⓘ |
| function |
coastal light
ⓘ
landfall light ⓘ |
| hasBalcony | yes ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| hasLantern | yes ⓘ |
| height | 27 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Historic England ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | Fl(4) W 15s ⓘ |
| lightRange | 23 nautical miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Lowestoft ⓘ Suffolk ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lowestoft Harbour
ⓘ
Lowestoft Ness ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North Sea ⓘ |
| managingAgent | Trinity House ⓘ |
| marking | white tower, lantern and gallery ⓘ |
| markingFeature | UK’s most easterly point ⓘ |
| nearbyCountyTown | Ipswich ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the principal lights on the east coast of England ⓘ |
| notOpenToPublic | regularly ⓘ |
| operator | Trinity House ⓘ |
| originalOpticType | Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| powerSource | electric ⓘ |
| purpose |
to aid marine navigation
ⓘ
to guide shipping in the North Sea ⓘ |
| region | East of England ⓘ |
| seaAreaServed |
North Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern North Sea
|
| towerShape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
North Sea–English Channel area
ⓘ
surface form:
North Sea shipping lanes
|
| yearAutomated | 1975 ⓘ |
| yearCurrentTowerCompleted | 1874 ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1874 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lowestoft Lighthouse Description of subject: Lowestoft Lighthouse is a prominent coastal navigation light in Lowestoft, England, marking the UK’s most easterly point and guiding shipping in the North Sea.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.