Castle Pinckney
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Castle Pinckney is a small historic masonry fortification located on an island in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, that served coastal defense roles from the early 19th century through the Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Castle Pinckney canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2884631 — 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: Castle Pinckney Context triple: [Charleston Harbor, hasIsland, Castle Pinckney]
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A.
Providence Plantation
Providence Plantation was the early colonial settlement in present-day Rhode Island founded by Roger Williams as a haven for religious freedom and separation of church and state.
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B.
Kenmore Plantation
Kenmore Plantation is a historic 18th-century estate and Georgian-style mansion in Fredericksburg, Virginia, known for its ornate plasterwork and ties to George Washington’s family.
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C.
Amelia Island Plantation
Amelia Island Plantation is a coastal resort community on Amelia Island in northeastern Florida, known for its beaches, golf courses, and natural marshland setting.
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D.
Fort Beaufort
Fort Beaufort is a historic town in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, known for its role as a British military outpost during the 19th-century frontier wars.
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E.
Landsford Plantation
Landsford Plantation was a historic Southern plantation estate in South Carolina associated with Revolutionary War officer and statesman William R. Davie.
- 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: Castle Pinckney Target entity description: Castle Pinckney is a small historic masonry fortification located on an island in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, that served coastal defense roles from the early 19th century through the Civil War.
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A.
Providence Plantation
Providence Plantation was the early colonial settlement in present-day Rhode Island founded by Roger Williams as a haven for religious freedom and separation of church and state.
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B.
Kenmore Plantation
Kenmore Plantation is a historic 18th-century estate and Georgian-style mansion in Fredericksburg, Virginia, known for its ornate plasterwork and ties to George Washington’s family.
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C.
Amelia Island Plantation
Amelia Island Plantation is a coastal resort community on Amelia Island in northeastern Florida, known for its beaches, golf courses, and natural marshland setting.
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D.
Fort Beaufort
Fort Beaufort is a historic town in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, known for its role as a British military outpost during the 19th-century frontier wars.
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E.
Landsford Plantation
Landsford Plantation was a historic Southern plantation estate in South Carolina associated with Revolutionary War officer and statesman William R. Davie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal fortification
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ masonry fort ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 1970 ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | early 19th-century US military engineering ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fort Johnson
ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston Harbor defenses
United States coastal defense system ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Charleston, South Carolina
ⓘ
Forts in South Carolina ⓘ Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceFrom |
French Quarter (Charleston)
ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston waterfront
|
| event | seized by South Carolina forces in December 1860 ⓘ |
| function | protect Charleston Harbor ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Confederate States Armed Forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate forces
United States Army ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | historic preservation interest ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
casemates for artillery
ⓘ
circular brick fort design ⓘ parapet walls ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| locatedIn |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Atlantic coastal inlet ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Folly Island
ⓘ
surface form:
Shutes Folly Island
|
| location | Charleston Harbor ⓘ |
| material | brick masonry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Cotesworth Pinckney ⓘ |
| nearby |
Fort Moultrie
ⓘ
Fort Sumter ⓘ |
| openToPublic | no regular public access ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Sons of Confederate Veterans
ⓘ
South Carolina Ports Authority ⓘ
surface form:
South Carolina State Ports Authority
South Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
State of South Carolina
|
| partOf |
Third System of US seacoast defense
ⓘ
surface form:
Third System of US coastal defenses
|
| significance | early 19th-century American coastal fortification ⓘ |
| status | ruin ⓘ |
| usedAs | prison for Union soldiers ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
American Civil War
ⓘ
War of 1812 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal defense
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ military prison ⓘ |
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Subject: Castle Pinckney Description of subject: Castle Pinckney is a small historic masonry fortification located on an island in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, that served coastal defense roles from the early 19th century through the Civil War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.