historic county of Perthshire
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The historic county of Perthshire is a large, landlocked region in central Scotland known for its varied landscapes of hills, glens, lochs, and rich cultural heritage.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| historic county of Perthshire canonical | 5 |
| Perthshire (historic) | 2 |
| Perthshire (former county) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3859364 — 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: historic county of Perthshire Context triple: [Perthshire hills, partOf, historic county of Perthshire]
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A.
historic county of Fife
The historic county of Fife is a traditional region on Scotland’s east coast, bounded by the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, long known for its coastal towns, agriculture, and role in Scottish history.
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B.
historic county of Aberdeenshire
The historic county of Aberdeenshire is a traditional region in northeast Scotland centered on the city of Aberdeen, known for its rugged coastline, fertile farmland, and role in Scottish history.
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C.
Inverness-shire (historic county)
Inverness-shire is a historic county in the Scottish Highlands that once covered a vast area including parts of the Inner and Outer Hebrides, with Inverness as its traditional county town.
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D.
historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire
The historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire is a former administrative region in southwestern Scotland, part of Galloway, known for its rugged coastline, rural landscapes, and medieval heritage.
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E.
Perthshire South and Kinross-shire
Perthshire South and Kinross-shire is a Scottish Parliament constituency covering the southern part of Perthshire and the area of Kinross-shire within the Perth and Kinross council region.
- 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: historic county of Perthshire Target entity description: The historic county of Perthshire is a large, landlocked region in central Scotland known for its varied landscapes of hills, glens, lochs, and rich cultural heritage.
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A.
historic county of Fife
The historic county of Fife is a traditional region on Scotland’s east coast, bounded by the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, long known for its coastal towns, agriculture, and role in Scottish history.
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B.
historic county of Aberdeenshire
The historic county of Aberdeenshire is a traditional region in northeast Scotland centered on the city of Aberdeen, known for its rugged coastline, fertile farmland, and role in Scottish history.
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C.
Inverness-shire (historic county)
Inverness-shire is a historic county in the Scottish Highlands that once covered a vast area including parts of the Inner and Outer Hebrides, with Inverness as its traditional county town.
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D.
historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire
The historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire is a former administrative region in southwestern Scotland, part of Galloway, known for its rugged coastline, rural landscapes, and medieval heritage.
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E.
Perthshire South and Kinross-shire
Perthshire South and Kinross-shire is a Scottish Parliament constituency covering the southern part of Perthshire and the area of Kinross-shire within the Perth and Kinross council region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic county
ⓘ
lieutenancy area ⓘ registration county ⓘ |
| containsLandscapeFeature |
glens
ⓘ
hills ⓘ lochs ⓘ straths ⓘ |
| containsLoch |
Loch Earn
ⓘ
Loch Rannoch ⓘ Loch Tay ⓘ Loch Tummel ⓘ |
| containsMountain |
Ben Lawers (part of historic county area)
ⓘ
East Schiehallion ⓘ
surface form:
Schiehallion
|
| containsMountainRange |
Grampian Mountains
ⓘ
surface form:
Grampian Mountains (part)
|
| containsProtectedArea |
Cairngorms National Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Cairngorms National Park (part of historic county extent)
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park (part)
|
| containsRegion |
Breadalbane
ⓘ
surface form:
Breadalbane (part)
Highland Perthshire ⓘ Rannoch Moor ⓘ
surface form:
Rannoch Moor (part)
Strathearn ⓘ Strathmore ⓘ |
| containsRiver |
River Almond
ⓘ
River Earn ⓘ River Tay ⓘ River Tummel ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Aberfeldy
ⓘ
Auchterarder NERFINISHED ⓘ Blairgowrie and Rattray ⓘ Callander ONNED1 ⓘ Crieff ⓘ Dunkeld ⓘ Kinross ⓘ
surface form:
Kinross (historically partly associated)
Pitlochry, Scotland ⓘ
surface form:
Pitlochry
|
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentAdministrativeSuccessor |
Clackmannanshire council area (part historically linked)
ⓘ
Perth and Kinross council area ⓘ Stirling council area ⓘ
surface form:
Stirling council area (part)
|
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Gaelic traditions
ⓘ
Highland games ⓘ Scottish clan history ⓘ traditional Scottish music ⓘ |
| hasHistoricCountyTown | Perth ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Big County ⓘ |
| historicAdministrativeChange | largely replaced by Tayside region in 1975 local government reorganisation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
outdoor recreation
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scenic landscapes ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central Scotland
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landlocked region ⓘ |
| partOf | Scotland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: historic county of Perthshire Description of subject: The historic county of Perthshire is a large, landlocked region in central Scotland known for its varied landscapes of hills, glens, lochs, and rich cultural heritage.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Perthshire (historic)
this entity surface form:
Perthshire (former county)
this entity surface form:
Perthshire (historic)