New Brighton Lighthouse
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New Brighton Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon located at the mouth of the River Mersey in New Brighton, England, known for guiding ships entering the Port of Liverpool.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Brighton Lighthouse canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2988163 — 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: New Brighton Lighthouse Context triple: [New Brighton, hasLandmark, New Brighton Lighthouse]
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A.
Elie Lighthouse
Elie Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon near the village of Elie in Fife, Scotland, guiding ships along the Firth of Forth.
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B.
Baron Bliss Lighthouse
Baron Bliss Lighthouse is a prominent coastal beacon and memorial in Belize, honoring the English benefactor Baron Bliss and serving as a notable historic symbol of Belize City.
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C.
Ten Pound Island Light
Ten Pound Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Ten Pound Island in Gloucester Harbor, Massachusetts, that once guided maritime traffic into the busy fishing port.
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D.
Robbins Reef Lighthouse
Robbins Reef Lighthouse is a historic offshore beacon in New York Harbor that has guided ships since the 19th century and is famed for its distinctive “sparkplug” design and the story of its longtime keeper, Kate Walker.
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E.
Fidra Lighthouse
Fidra Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located on the uninhabited island of Fidra in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, guiding maritime traffic in the surrounding waters.
- 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: New Brighton Lighthouse Target entity description: New Brighton Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon located at the mouth of the River Mersey in New Brighton, England, known for guiding ships entering the Port of Liverpool.
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A.
Elie Lighthouse
Elie Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon near the village of Elie in Fife, Scotland, guiding ships along the Firth of Forth.
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B.
Baron Bliss Lighthouse
Baron Bliss Lighthouse is a prominent coastal beacon and memorial in Belize, honoring the English benefactor Baron Bliss and serving as a notable historic symbol of Belize City.
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C.
Ten Pound Island Light
Ten Pound Island Light is a historic lighthouse located on Ten Pound Island in Gloucester Harbor, Massachusetts, that once guided maritime traffic into the busy fishing port.
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D.
Robbins Reef Lighthouse
Robbins Reef Lighthouse is a historic offshore beacon in New York Harbor that has guided ships since the 19th century and is famed for its distinctive “sparkplug” design and the story of its longtime keeper, Kate Walker.
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E.
Fidra Lighthouse
Fidra Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located on the uninhabited island of Fidra in the Firth of Forth, Scotland, guiding maritime traffic in the surrounding waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ maritime navigation aid ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Perch Rock Lighthouse
ⓘ
Rock Light ⓘ |
| architect |
John Foster Jr.
ⓘ
surface form:
John Foster, Jr.
|
| constructionEndDate | 1830 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1827 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| focalPlaneHeight | about 29 metres above high water ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gallery around lantern
ⓘ
stone steps inside tower ⓘ |
| hasMarking | white tower with red lantern ⓘ |
| hasShape | tapered cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| height |
27.4 metres
ⓘ
about 90 feet ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| inception | 1830 ⓘ |
| lanternColor | red ⓘ |
| laterLightSource | electric light ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | originally fixed white light with red sector ⓘ |
| lightDeactivated | 1973 ⓘ |
| locatedAtMouthOf | River Mersey ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Merseyside
ⓘ
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council ⓘ
surface form:
Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
New Brighton ⓘ North West England ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Fort Perch Rock ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Perch Rock ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | Mersey Estuary ⓘ |
| managedBy | local preservation groups ⓘ |
| materialUsed | granite ⓘ |
| navigationRole | leading light for ships entering the Port of Liverpool ⓘ |
| nearbyBodyOfWater | Irish Sea ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Liverpool ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes, for occasional tours ⓘ |
| originalLightSource | oil lamp ⓘ |
| owner |
Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council
ⓘ
surface form:
Wirral Council
|
| purpose |
to guide ships entering the River Mersey
ⓘ
to warn vessels of the nearby sandbanks ⓘ |
| regionServed | approaches to Liverpool Bay ⓘ |
| servesPort | Port of Liverpool ⓘ |
| status |
disused as an official navigational aid
ⓘ
preserved ⓘ |
| towerColor | white ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Brighton Lighthouse Description of subject: New Brighton Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon located at the mouth of the River Mersey in New Brighton, England, known for guiding ships entering the Port of Liverpool.
Referenced by (4)
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