Scottish inland waterways network
E443718
The Scottish inland waterways network is an interconnected system of canals, rivers, and lochs across Scotland used for navigation, recreation, and heritage tourism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Falkirk Wheel vicinity waterways | 1 |
| Scottish inland waterways network canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4409956 — 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: Scottish inland waterways network Context triple: [Crinan Canal, partOf, Scottish inland waterways network]
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A.
Scottish Canals
Scottish Canals is the public body responsible for managing and maintaining Scotland’s inland waterways, including historic canals and associated infrastructure.
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B.
Pennine waterways
Pennine waterways are a network of interconnected canals and navigable rivers crossing England’s Pennine hills, historically used for industrial transport and now popular for leisure boating and tourism.
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C.
Inland waterway network of England
The inland waterway network of England is an interconnected system of canals and navigable rivers used historically for transport and industry and now largely for leisure boating and tourism.
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D.
Forth and Clyde Canal
The Forth and Clyde Canal is a historic Scottish waterway that crosses the Central Belt, linking the Firth of Forth on the east coast with the Firth of Clyde on the west.
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E.
Blair Waterway
Blair Waterway is a major industrial shipping channel and deep-water port facility in Tacoma, Washington, used primarily for maritime commerce and cargo operations.
- 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: Scottish inland waterways network Target entity description: The Scottish inland waterways network is an interconnected system of canals, rivers, and lochs across Scotland used for navigation, recreation, and heritage tourism.
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A.
Scottish Canals
Scottish Canals is the public body responsible for managing and maintaining Scotland’s inland waterways, including historic canals and associated infrastructure.
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B.
Pennine waterways
Pennine waterways are a network of interconnected canals and navigable rivers crossing England’s Pennine hills, historically used for industrial transport and now popular for leisure boating and tourism.
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C.
Inland waterway network of England
The inland waterway network of England is an interconnected system of canals and navigable rivers used historically for transport and industry and now largely for leisure boating and tourism.
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D.
Forth and Clyde Canal
The Forth and Clyde Canal is a historic Scottish waterway that crosses the Central Belt, linking the Firth of Forth on the east coast with the Firth of Clyde on the west.
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E.
Blair Waterway
Blair Waterway is a major industrial shipping channel and deep-water port facility in Tacoma, Washington, used primarily for maritime commerce and cargo operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
transport infrastructure
ⓘ
waterway network ⓘ |
| connects |
Firth of Clyde
ⓘ
Firth of Forth ⓘ Fort William ⓘ Inverness ⓘ Scottish east coast ⓘ
linked to:
East coast of Scotland
Scottish west coast ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| environmentType |
brackish water (some sea lochs and estuarine reaches)
ⓘ
freshwater ⓘ |
| eraOfMajorConstruction |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| feature |
aqueducts
ⓘ
canal basins ⓘ locks ⓘ swing bridges ⓘ towpaths ⓘ |
| governedBy | Scottish Government ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Caledonian Canal
ⓘ
Crinan Canal ⓘ Falkirk Wheel ⓘ Forth and Clyde Canal ⓘ Loch Fyne (upper navigable sections) ⓘ
linked to:
Loch Fyne
Loch Linnhe (inland sea loch sections) ⓘ
linked to:
Loch Linnhe
Loch Lochy ⓘ Loch Ness ⓘ Loch Oich ⓘ Monkland Canal (remnants) ⓘ
linked to:
Monklands Canal
Neptune’s Staircase ⓘ
linked to:
Neptune's Staircase
River Clyde (navigable sections) ⓘ
linked to:
River Clyde
River Forth (navigable sections) ⓘ
linked to:
River Forth
Union Canal ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
listed buildings (locks, bridges, aqueducts)
ⓘ
scheduled monuments (selected structures) ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
freight transport
ⓘ
industrial transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| managedBy | Scottish Canals ⓘ |
| notableStructure |
Falkirk Wheel boat lift
ⓘ
linked to:
Falkirk Wheel
Neptune’s Staircase lock flight ⓘ
linked to:
Neptune's Staircase
|
| primaryUse |
angling
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ recreational boating ⓘ walking and cycling along towpaths ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
canoeing
ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ narrowboat cruising ⓘ paddleboarding ⓘ wildlife watching ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scottish inland waterways network Description of subject: The Scottish inland waterways network is an interconnected system of canals, rivers, and lochs across Scotland used for navigation, recreation, and heritage tourism.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Scottish inland waterways network