Sheriffmuir
E282501
Sheriffmuir is a moor in central Scotland best known as the site of a major but inconclusive battle during the 1715 Jacobite rising.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sheriffmuir canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2609516 — 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: Sheriffmuir Context triple: [the Fifteen, hasPlaceOfEvent, Sheriffmuir]
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A.
Murieston
Murieston is a residential suburb of the Scottish new town of Livingston, known for its family housing and green spaces.
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B.
Aberfoyle
Aberfoyle is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland, known as a gateway to the Trossachs and the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
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C.
Muckhart
Muckhart is a small village in central Scotland, situated at the eastern edge of Clackmannanshire near the Ochil Hills.
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D.
Seaforth
Seaforth is a coastal town in the parish of St. Thomas in eastern Jamaica, known for its rural setting and Caribbean shoreline.
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E.
Craighouse
Craighouse is the main village and administrative center on the Isle of Jura in Scotland, known for its harbor and whisky distillery.
- 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: Sheriffmuir Target entity description: Sheriffmuir is a moor in central Scotland best known as the site of a major but inconclusive battle during the 1715 Jacobite rising.
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A.
Murieston
Murieston is a residential suburb of the Scottish new town of Livingston, known for its family housing and green spaces.
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B.
Aberfoyle
Aberfoyle is a village in the Stirling council area of Scotland, known as a gateway to the Trossachs and the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
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C.
Muckhart
Muckhart is a small village in central Scotland, situated at the eastern edge of Clackmannanshire near the Ochil Hills.
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D.
Seaforth
Seaforth is a coastal town in the parish of St. Thomas in eastern Jamaica, known for its rural setting and Caribbean shoreline.
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E.
Craighouse
Craighouse is the main village and administrative center on the Isle of Jura in Scotland, known for its harbor and whisky distillery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
battlefield ⓘ moor ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Government forces
ⓘ
Jacobite forces ⓘ |
| commander |
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll
ⓘ
surface form:
John Campbell, Duke of Argyll
John Erskine, Earl of Mar ⓘ |
| conflict |
Jacobite risings
ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobite–Hanoverian conflict
|
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalReference | Scottish Jacobite songs and ballads ⓘ |
| date | 13 November 1715 ⓘ |
| eventLocation | Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalFeature |
moorland
ⓘ
upland plateau ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Battle of Sheriffmuir monument
ⓘ
Clan MacRae monument ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature | Sheriffmuir Reservoir ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Dunblane
ⓘ
Stirling ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWatercourse | River Allan ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection |
road to Dunblane
ⓘ
road to Greenloaning ⓘ single-track road from Dunblane to Greenloaning ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Sheriffmuir Inn ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Allan Water
ⓘ
surface form:
Allan Water valley
Ochil Hills ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic battlefield (Scottish history) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 18th century (as battlefield) ⓘ |
| knownFor | Battle of Sheriffmuir ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Sheriffmuir self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Perth and Kinross
ⓘ
surface form:
Perthshire
central Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Dunblane ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ochil Hills ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in 1715 Jacobite rising ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jacobite rising of 1715
ⓘ
Grampian foothills region ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Highlands fringe
|
| region | Stirling council area ⓘ |
| result | inconclusive outcome ⓘ |
| terrain | open moorland ⓘ |
| tourism |
site of historical interest
ⓘ
walking area ⓘ |
| usedFor |
grazing land
ⓘ
recreation and hiking ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sheriffmuir Description of subject: Sheriffmuir is a moor in central Scotland best known as the site of a major but inconclusive battle during the 1715 Jacobite rising.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of Sheriffmuir