The Ryal Mile
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The Ryal Mile is the Scots name for Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile, the main thoroughfare running through the Old Town between Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ryal Mile canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3743939 — 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: The Ryal Mile Context triple: [Royal Mile, hasNameInScots, The Ryal Mile]
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A.
The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
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B.
The Kenilworth
The Kenilworth is a historic luxury apartment building in Manhattan, New York City, known for its French Second Empire architectural style and prominent location overlooking Central Park.
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C.
The Bridle Path
The Bridle Path is a scenic, unpaved trail in New York City's Central Park primarily used for horseback riding and jogging.
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D.
The Gold and the Blue
The Gold and the Blue is a two-volume memoir by former University of California president Clark Kerr, chronicling the history, politics, and transformation of the UC system in the mid-20th century.
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E.
The Horseshoe
The Horseshoe is the iconic, horseshoe-shaped football stadium at The Ohio State University, officially known as Ohio Stadium.
- 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: The Ryal Mile Target entity description: The Ryal Mile is the Scots name for Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile, the main thoroughfare running through the Old Town between Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
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A.
The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
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B.
The Kenilworth
The Kenilworth is a historic luxury apartment building in Manhattan, New York City, known for its French Second Empire architectural style and prominent location overlooking Central Park.
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C.
The Bridle Path
The Bridle Path is a scenic, unpaved trail in New York City's Central Park primarily used for horseback riding and jogging.
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D.
The Gold and the Blue
The Gold and the Blue is a two-volume memoir by former University of California president Clark Kerr, chronicling the history, politics, and transformation of the UC system in the mid-20th century.
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E.
The Horseshoe
The Horseshoe is the iconic, horseshoe-shaped football stadium at The Ohio State University, officially known as Ohio Stadium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scots toponym
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historic street ⓘ street ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Edinburgh’s historic Old Town ⓘ |
| followsTopographyOf | Castle Rock ridge ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength |
about 1.12 miles
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about 1.8 kilometres ⓘ one Scots mile ⓘ |
| hasFeature | closes and wynds leading off the main street ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Camera Obscura and World of Illusions
ⓘ
Canongate Kirk ⓘ John Knox House ⓘ Tron Kirk ⓘ |
| hasPaving | cobbled sections ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Abbey Strand
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Canongate ⓘ Castlehill ⓘ High Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawnmarket ⓘ |
| historicRole | main processional route between castle and palace ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Edinburgh festivals
ⓘ
surface form:
Edinburgh Festival events
historic buildings ⓘ street performers ⓘ tourist shops ⓘ |
| languageVariantOf | Royal Mile ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Old Town of Edinburgh ⓘ
surface form:
Old Town, Edinburgh
|
| nameInLanguage | Scots ⓘ |
| partOf |
Edinburgh city centre zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Edinburgh city centre
|
| passesNear |
Museum of Edinburgh
ⓘ
Scottish Parliament Building ⓘ St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh ⓘ
surface form:
St Giles’ Cathedral
|
| refersTo | Royal Mile ⓘ |
| runsFrom | Edinburgh Castle ⓘ |
| runsTo | Palace of Holyroodhouse ⓘ |
| tourismSignificance | major visitor destination in Edinburgh ⓘ |
| urbanContext | medieval street plan of Edinburgh Old Town ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ryal Mile Description of subject: The Ryal Mile is the Scots name for Edinburgh’s historic Royal Mile, the main thoroughfare running through the Old Town between Edinburgh Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.