Meldon Viaduct
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Meldon Viaduct is a historic 19th-century wrought-iron railway viaduct in Devon, England, notable for its dramatic height and scenic setting above the West Okement River.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meldon Viaduct canonical | 2 |
| Meldon Viaduct Country Park | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4255306 — 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: Meldon Viaduct Context triple: [Okehampton, hasNearbyFeature, Meldon Viaduct]
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A.
Marple Viaduct
Marple Viaduct is a historic railway viaduct in Marple, Greater Manchester, known for its impressive multi-arch design spanning the River Goyt.
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B.
Thelwall Viaduct
Thelwall Viaduct is a major motorway bridge in north-west England that carries the M6 over the River Mersey and surrounding waterways near Warrington.
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C.
Digswell Viaduct
Digswell Viaduct is a prominent 19th-century railway viaduct in Hertfordshire, England, known for its long brick arches carrying trains high above the River Mimram and surrounding countryside.
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D.
Boyne Viaduct
Boyne Viaduct is a historic 19th-century railway bridge in Drogheda, Ireland, renowned for its impressive multi-arch design and key role on the Dublin–Belfast rail line.
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E.
Goyt Viaduct
Goyt Viaduct is a historic railway viaduct in Derbyshire, England, carrying tracks high over the River Goyt as part of the former Midland Railway route.
- 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: Meldon Viaduct Target entity description: Meldon Viaduct is a historic 19th-century wrought-iron railway viaduct in Devon, England, notable for its dramatic height and scenic setting above the West Okement River.
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A.
Marple Viaduct
Marple Viaduct is a historic railway viaduct in Marple, Greater Manchester, known for its impressive multi-arch design spanning the River Goyt.
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B.
Thelwall Viaduct
Thelwall Viaduct is a major motorway bridge in north-west England that carries the M6 over the River Mersey and surrounding waterways near Warrington.
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C.
Digswell Viaduct
Digswell Viaduct is a prominent 19th-century railway viaduct in Hertfordshire, England, known for its long brick arches carrying trains high above the River Mimram and surrounding countryside.
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D.
Boyne Viaduct
Boyne Viaduct is a historic 19th-century railway bridge in Drogheda, Ireland, renowned for its impressive multi-arch design and key role on the Dublin–Belfast rail line.
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E.
Goyt Viaduct
Goyt Viaduct is a historic railway viaduct in Derbyshire, England, carrying tracks high over the River Goyt as part of the former Midland Railway route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
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railway viaduct ⓘ wrought-iron bridge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Okehampton railway line
ⓘ
linked to:
Dartmoor Line
heritage services from Okehampton ⓘ |
| builder | London and South Western Railway ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges in Devon
ⓘ
Railway bridges in England ⓘ Viaducts in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| closedToRegularRailTraffic | 1968 ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1874 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1871 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| crosses | West Okement River ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage railway access structure
ⓘ
pedestrian and cycle path ⓘ |
| designer | William Jacomb ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
cycle path
ⓘ
public footpath ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Dartmoor
ⓘ
linked to:
Dartmoor National Park
Meldon Reservoir ⓘ |
| height | about 46 metres ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Scheduled Monument of national importance ⓘ |
| heritageRegister |
National Heritage List for England
ⓘ
linked to:
National Heritage List for England entry
|
| heritageStatus | Scheduled Monument ⓘ |
| length | about 165 metres ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Dartmoor National Park ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute |
National Cycle Network Route 27
ⓘ
linked to:
National Cycle Route 27
The Granite Way ⓘ |
| location |
Devon
ⓘ
Meldon ⓘ |
| material | wrought iron ⓘ |
| near | Okehampton ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic height above the West Okement valley
ⓘ
rare surviving large wrought-iron railway viaduct in Britain ⓘ scenic setting in Dartmoor landscape ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 5 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1874 ⓘ |
| originalUse | railway bridge for main line traffic ⓘ |
| owner | Devon County Council ⓘ |
| partOf |
Meldon Viaduct Country Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Meldon Viaduct
|
| railwayGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
London and South Western Railway main line to Plymouth
ⓘ
linked to:
Exeter to Plymouth line
|
| structureType | lattice truss viaduct ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| transportMode | railway ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meldon Viaduct Description of subject: Meldon Viaduct is a historic 19th-century wrought-iron railway viaduct in Devon, England, notable for its dramatic height and scenic setting above the West Okement River.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Meldon Viaduct