Cloyne Round Tower
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Cloyne Round Tower is a well-preserved medieval Irish round tower in County Cork, historically used as a bell tower and place of refuge associated with the monastic site at Cloyne.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cloyne Round Tower canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4769611 — 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: Cloyne Round Tower Context triple: [Cloyne, hasFeature, Cloyne Round Tower]
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A.
Swords Round Tower
Swords Round Tower is a medieval Irish round tower and historic landmark located in the town of Swords in County Dublin.
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B.
Old Head of Kinsale
Old Head of Kinsale is a dramatic, narrow headland on Ireland’s south coast known for its rugged cliffs, historic lighthouse, and world-famous golf links overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
Dowth
Dowth is a prehistoric Neolithic passage tomb in the Brú na Bóinne complex in County Meath, Ireland, known for its ancient burial chambers and megalithic art.
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D.
Movilla Abbey site
Movilla Abbey site is the historic ruins of an early Christian monastery and later medieval abbey located in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland.
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E.
Clonfert Monastery
Clonfert Monastery was an early medieval Irish monastic center renowned for its scholarship and missionary activity, traditionally associated with the legacy of St. Brendan the Navigator.
- 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: Cloyne Round Tower Target entity description: Cloyne Round Tower is a well-preserved medieval Irish round tower in County Cork, historically used as a bell tower and place of refuge associated with the monastic site at Cloyne.
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A.
Swords Round Tower
Swords Round Tower is a medieval Irish round tower and historic landmark located in the town of Swords in County Dublin.
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B.
Old Head of Kinsale
Old Head of Kinsale is a dramatic, narrow headland on Ireland’s south coast known for its rugged cliffs, historic lighthouse, and world-famous golf links overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
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C.
Dowth
Dowth is a prehistoric Neolithic passage tomb in the Brú na Bóinne complex in County Meath, Ireland, known for its ancient burial chambers and megalithic art.
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D.
Movilla Abbey site
Movilla Abbey site is the historic ruins of an early Christian monastery and later medieval abbey located in Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland.
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E.
Clonfert Monastery
Clonfert Monastery was an early medieval Irish monastic center renowned for its scholarship and missionary activity, traditionally associated with the legacy of St. Brendan the Navigator.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish round tower
ⓘ
bell tower ⓘ medieval tower ⓘ place of refuge ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | early medieval Irish ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cloyne Cathedral
ⓘ
linked to:
St Colman’s Cathedral, Cloyne
Cloyne monastic site ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in County Cork
ⓘ
National Monuments in County Cork ⓘ
linked to:
National Monument of Ireland
Round towers in the Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
conical cap
ⓘ
multiple upper windows ⓘ raised doorway ⓘ |
| hasShape | cylindrical ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Monument of Ireland ⓘ |
| isWellPreserved | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cloyne
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County Cork ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Cloyne Cathedral graveyard ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| partOf | monastic settlement at Cloyne ⓘ |
| region | Munster ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
Christianity ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bell tower
ⓘ
lookout ⓘ place of refuge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cloyne Round Tower Description of subject: Cloyne Round Tower is a well-preserved medieval Irish round tower in County Cork, historically used as a bell tower and place of refuge associated with the monastic site at Cloyne.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.