John Knox House
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John Knox House is a historic 16th-century building on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, renowned as one of the city’s oldest surviving houses and a notable tourist attraction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Knox House canonical | 8 |
| John Knox House (at eastern end of High Street section of Royal Mile) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2853406 — 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: John Knox House Context triple: [Old Town of Edinburgh, hasPart, John Knox House]
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A.
Hume House
Hume House is a historic residence in Muskegon, Michigan, preserved as part of the Hackley and Hume Historic Site that showcases the opulent Victorian-era homes of prominent local lumber barons.
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B.
Lennoxlove House
Lennoxlove House is a historic Scottish country house in East Lothian that serves as the ancestral seat of the Dukes of Hamilton.
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C.
Rosslyn Chapel
Rosslyn Chapel is a 15th-century Scottish church renowned for its intricate stone carvings, rich symbolism, and prominent role in popular conspiracy theories and literature.
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D.
St Margaret’s Chapel
St Margaret’s Chapel is a small 12th-century Romanesque chapel within Edinburgh Castle and is considered the oldest surviving building in Edinburgh.
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E.
Linlithgow Palace
Linlithgow Palace is a ruined Renaissance royal residence in West Lothian, Scotland, best known as the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots and a former seat of the Scottish monarchy.
- 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: John Knox House Target entity description: John Knox House is a historic 16th-century building on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, renowned as one of the city’s oldest surviving houses and a notable tourist attraction.
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A.
Hume House
Hume House is a historic residence in Muskegon, Michigan, preserved as part of the Hackley and Hume Historic Site that showcases the opulent Victorian-era homes of prominent local lumber barons.
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B.
Lennoxlove House
Lennoxlove House is a historic Scottish country house in East Lothian that serves as the ancestral seat of the Dukes of Hamilton.
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C.
Rosslyn Chapel
Rosslyn Chapel is a 15th-century Scottish church renowned for its intricate stone carvings, rich symbolism, and prominent role in popular conspiracy theories and literature.
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D.
St Margaret’s Chapel
St Margaret’s Chapel is a small 12th-century Romanesque chapel within Edinburgh Castle and is considered the oldest surviving building in Edinburgh.
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E.
Linlithgow Palace
Linlithgow Palace is a ruined Renaissance royal residence in West Lothian, Scotland, best known as the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots and a former seat of the Scottish monarchy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
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museum building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Scottish vernacular architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
John Knox
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Scottish Reformation ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalFeature |
crow-stepped gables
ⓘ
painted ceilings ⓘ projecting timber galleries ⓘ timber galleries ⓘ |
| hasCollection |
historic furnishings
ⓘ
interpretive displays ⓘ period artifacts ⓘ |
| hasExhibition |
Scottish Reformation history
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history of Edinburgh’s Old Town ⓘ life and times of John Knox ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
cultural venue
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educational venue ⓘ |
| hasTour |
guided tours
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self-guided audio tours ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.scottishstorytellingcentre.com/john-knox-house/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | one of the oldest surviving houses in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| inception | 16th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Royal Mile ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Knox ⓘ |
| near |
Scottish Parliament House (historic) on the Royal Mile
ⓘ
linked to:
Parliament Square, Edinburgh
St Giles’ Cathedral ⓘ
linked to:
St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh
|
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Scottish Storytelling Centre ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Old Town of Edinburgh
ⓘ
Royal Mile historic streetscape ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Mile
|
| preservationStatus | well-preserved 16th-century townhouse ⓘ |
| street | Royal Mile ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
heritage interpretation panels
ⓘ
tourist guidebooks about Edinburgh ⓘ |
| touristAttractionStatus | popular visitor attraction on the Royal Mile ⓘ |
| use |
museum
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visitor attraction ⓘ |
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: John Knox House Description of subject: John Knox House is a historic 16th-century building on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, renowned as one of the city’s oldest surviving houses and a notable tourist attraction.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
High Street, Edinburgh
→
hasBuilding
→
John Knox House (at eastern end of High Street section of Royal Mile)
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linked to: John Knox House
subject linked to:
Old Town, Edinburgh by Princes Street Gardens