Skellig Michael
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Skellig Michael is a remote, rocky island off Ireland’s southwest coast, famed for its ancient monastic settlement and its prominent appearance as Luke Skywalker’s refuge in the recent Star Wars films.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skellig Michael canonical | 4 |
| Great Skellig | 1 |
| Skellig Michael (distant, in clear weather) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3537993 — 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: Skellig Michael Context triple: [Star Wars: The Force Awakens, filmingLocation, Skellig Michael]
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A.
Howth Head
Howth Head is a prominent peninsula and scenic headland on the north side of Dublin Bay, known for its coastal cliffs, hiking trails, and views over Dublin and the Irish Sea.
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B.
Mull Head
Mull Head is a prominent coastal headland on the eastern tip of Orkney’s Mainland, known for its dramatic cliffs, seabird colonies, and scenic walking trails.
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C.
Giant's Causeway
Giant's Causeway is a famous natural rock formation on the coast of Northern Ireland, renowned for its thousands of interlocking basalt columns formed by ancient volcanic activity.
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D.
Dunluce Castle
Dunluce Castle is a dramatic medieval cliff-top fortress in Northern Ireland, renowned for its picturesque ruins overlooking the North Atlantic Ocean.
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E.
Holy Island, Lough Derg
Holy Island, Lough Derg is a historic monastic island on Lough Derg in Ireland, renowned for its early Christian ruins, round tower, and ancient ecclesiastical sites.
- 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: Skellig Michael Target entity description: Skellig Michael is a remote, rocky island off Ireland’s southwest coast, famed for its ancient monastic settlement and its prominent appearance as Luke Skywalker’s refuge in the recent Star Wars films.
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A.
Howth Head
Howth Head is a prominent peninsula and scenic headland on the north side of Dublin Bay, known for its coastal cliffs, hiking trails, and views over Dublin and the Irish Sea.
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B.
Mull Head
Mull Head is a prominent coastal headland on the eastern tip of Orkney’s Mainland, known for its dramatic cliffs, seabird colonies, and scenic walking trails.
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C.
Giant's Causeway
Giant's Causeway is a famous natural rock formation on the coast of Northern Ireland, renowned for its thousands of interlocking basalt columns formed by ancient volcanic activity.
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D.
Dunluce Castle
Dunluce Castle is a dramatic medieval cliff-top fortress in Northern Ireland, renowned for its picturesque ruins overlooking the North Atlantic Ocean.
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E.
Holy Island, Lough Derg
Holy Island, Lough Derg is a historic monastic island on Lough Derg in Ireland, renowned for its early Christian ruins, round tower, and ancient ecclesiastical sites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
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island ⓘ monastic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | by boat only ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| distanceFromMainland |
about 12 kilometres
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about 8 miles ⓘ |
| geologicalType | rocky sea crag ⓘ |
| hasApproximateCoordinates | 51.771°N 10.541°W ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
beehive huts
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enclosures ⓘ oratory ⓘ stone steps ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | about 218 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasMonasticSettlementFromCentury |
6th century
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7th century ⓘ |
| hasNativeName | Sceilg Mhichíl ⓘ |
| hasNearbyIsland | Little Skellig ⓘ |
| hasWildlife |
Atlantic puffins
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Manx shearwaters ⓘ gannets ⓘ storm petrels ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inscribedOnUNESCOWorldHeritageListAs | Sceilg Mhichíl ⓘ |
| knownFor |
appearance in Star Wars films
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dramatic rocky landscape ⓘ early medieval monastic settlement ⓘ seabird colonies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
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County Kerry ⓘ southwest coast of Ireland ⓘ |
| managedBy | Office of Public Works ⓘ |
| monasteryAbandonedByCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saint Michael
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surface form:
Saint Michael the Archangel
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| partOf | Skellig Islands ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | Luke Skywalker’s refuge ⓘ |
| protectedAs |
Special Protection Area for birds
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national monument of Ireland ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | early Irish Christian monasticism ⓘ |
| tourismImpactConcern |
disturbance to bird colonies
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erosion of steps and structures ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(iii)
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(iv) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1996 ⓘ |
| usedAsFilmLocationFor |
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi ⓘ |
| visitorAccess |
seasonal
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weather-dependent ⓘ |
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: Skellig Michael Description of subject: Skellig Michael is a remote, rocky island off Ireland’s southwest coast, famed for its ancient monastic settlement and its prominent appearance as Luke Skywalker’s refuge in the recent Star Wars films.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
County Kerry
subject surface form:
County Kerry
this entity surface form:
Great Skellig
this entity surface form:
Skellig Michael (distant, in clear weather)