Hoy High Lighthouse
E367583
Hoy High Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland, guiding ships through the surrounding waters.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hoy High Lighthouse canonical | 3 |
| Hoy Low Lighthouse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3547310 — 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: Hoy High Lighthouse Context triple: [Ward Hill, near, Hoy High 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.
Tahkuna Lighthouse
Tahkuna Lighthouse is a historic cast-iron lighthouse located on the northern tip of Hiiumaa Island in Estonia, known for being one of the tallest lighthouses in the country.
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C.
Morant Point Lighthouse
Morant Point Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Jamaica that marks the island’s easternmost point and aids maritime navigation in the Caribbean Sea.
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D.
Bell Rock Lighthouse
Bell Rock Lighthouse is a historic offshore lighthouse built on the dangerous Bell Rock reef in the North Sea off the coast of Angus, Scotland, and is renowned as one of the oldest surviving sea-washed lighthouses in the world.
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E.
Mission Point Light
Mission Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the tip of Old Mission Peninsula in Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan, known for its picturesque setting and 19th-century architecture.
- 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: Hoy High Lighthouse Target entity description: Hoy High Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland, guiding ships through the surrounding waters.
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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.
Tahkuna Lighthouse
Tahkuna Lighthouse is a historic cast-iron lighthouse located on the northern tip of Hiiumaa Island in Estonia, known for being one of the tallest lighthouses in the country.
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C.
Morant Point Lighthouse
Morant Point Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Jamaica that marks the island’s easternmost point and aids maritime navigation in the Caribbean Sea.
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D.
Bell Rock Lighthouse
Bell Rock Lighthouse is a historic offshore lighthouse built on the dangerous Bell Rock reef in the North Sea off the coast of Angus, Scotland, and is renowned as one of the oldest surviving sea-washed lighthouses in the world.
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E.
Mission Point Light
Mission Point Light is a historic lighthouse located at the tip of Old Mission Peninsula in Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan, known for its picturesque setting and 19th-century architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lighthouse
ⓘ
navigational aid ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Northern Lighthouse Board network ⓘ |
| automated | true ⓘ |
| automationYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| category | coastal lighthouse ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | masonry ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1850 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| designedBy | Alan Stevenson ⓘ |
| function | coastal navigational beacon ⓘ |
| hasBalcony | yes ⓘ |
| hasLantern | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Category B listed building ⓘ |
| inception | 1851 ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | Flashing white light ⓘ |
| lightRange | approximately 20 nautical miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hoy
ⓘ
Orkney Islands ⓘ
surface form:
Orkney
Orkney Islands ⓘ parish of Walls and Flotta ⓘ
surface form:
Parish of Walls and Flotta
Scotland, United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Hoy Low Lighthouse ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Hoy ⓘ |
| managingAgent |
Northern Lighthouse Board (lighthouse and some land)
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Lighthouse Board
|
| marking | white tower with black lantern ⓘ |
| navigationRole |
aids passage between Hoy and Mainland Orkney
ⓘ
marks approach to Scapa Flow ⓘ |
| ocean | North Sea ⓘ |
| originalOpticType | Fresnel lens ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Northern Lighthouse Board (lighthouse and some land)
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Lighthouse Board
|
| powerSource | electric ⓘ |
| purpose | to guide ships through surrounding waters ⓘ |
| region |
Highlands and Islands
ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish Highlands and Islands
|
| seaRegion | Scapa Flow ⓘ |
| status | active lighthouse ⓘ |
| towerShape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1851 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hoy High Lighthouse Description of subject: Hoy High Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland, guiding ships through the surrounding waters.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hoy Low Lighthouse