Rattray Head Lighthouse
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Rattray Head Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse off the northeast coast of Scotland, known for guiding ships through the hazardous waters of the North Sea near Aberdeenshire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rattray Head Lighthouse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4729870 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rattray Head Lighthouse Context triple: [David Alan Stevenson, designed, Rattray Head Lighthouse]
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A.
Barra Head Lighthouse
Barra Head Lighthouse is a remote Scottish lighthouse situated on the southern tip of the Outer Hebrides, guiding ships through the hazardous waters around the island of Berneray.
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B.
Bressay Lighthouse
Bressay Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the island of Bressay in Shetland, Scotland, guiding ships entering Lerwick Harbour since the mid-19th century.
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C.
Inchkeith Lighthouse
Inchkeith Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon situated on Inchkeith Island in Scotland, guiding maritime traffic through the Firth of Forth.
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D.
Admiralty Head Lighthouse
Admiralty Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon located on Whidbey Island in Washington State, known for guiding ships entering Puget Sound and for its distinctive Spanish-style architecture.
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E.
Mull of Galloway Lighthouse
Mull of Galloway Lighthouse is a historic coastal lighthouse situated at the southernmost point of Scotland, overlooking the Irish Sea and serving as a prominent navigational landmark.
- 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: Rattray Head Lighthouse Target entity description: Rattray Head Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse off the northeast coast of Scotland, known for guiding ships through the hazardous waters of the North Sea near Aberdeenshire.
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A.
Barra Head Lighthouse
Barra Head Lighthouse is a remote Scottish lighthouse situated on the southern tip of the Outer Hebrides, guiding ships through the hazardous waters around the island of Berneray.
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B.
Bressay Lighthouse
Bressay Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the island of Bressay in Shetland, Scotland, guiding ships entering Lerwick Harbour since the mid-19th century.
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C.
Inchkeith Lighthouse
Inchkeith Lighthouse is a historic navigational beacon situated on Inchkeith Island in Scotland, guiding maritime traffic through the Firth of Forth.
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D.
Admiralty Head Lighthouse
Admiralty Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon located on Whidbey Island in Washington State, known for guiding ships entering Puget Sound and for its distinctive Spanish-style architecture.
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E.
Mull of Galloway Lighthouse
Mull of Galloway Lighthouse is a historic coastal lighthouse situated at the southernmost point of Scotland, overlooking the Irish Sea and serving as a prominent navigational landmark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal lighthouse
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ |
| access |
by boat at high tide
ⓘ
on foot at low tide ⓘ |
| associatedHazard |
sandbanks
ⓘ
shallow coastal waters ⓘ strong tidal currents ⓘ |
| automated | true ⓘ |
| automationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| category | lighthouses in Scotland ⓘ |
| colourScheme | white tower ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial |
concrete
ⓘ
granite ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1892 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Charles Alexander Stevenson
ⓘ
David Alan Stevenson ⓘ |
| focalHeight | about 28 metres ⓘ |
| foundationType | stone base ⓘ |
| function | aid to navigation ⓘ |
| hasBalcony | yes ⓘ |
| hasFogSignal | true ⓘ |
| hasLantern | yes ⓘ |
| height | about 41 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed building ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white light ⓘ |
| lightRange | approximately 28 nautical miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Aberdeenshire ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeArea |
Aberdeenshire council area
ⓘ
linked to:
Aberdeenshire Council area
|
| locatedInBodyOfWater | North Sea ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Fraserburgh
ⓘ
Peterhead ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | northeast coast of Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Rattray Head ⓘ |
| managingAgent | Northern Lighthouse Board ⓘ |
| marking | white tower, black lantern ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Crimond
ⓘ
St Fergus ⓘ |
| notOpenToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Northern Lighthouse Board ⓘ |
| originalPowerSource | paraffin ⓘ |
| powerSource | mains electricity ⓘ |
| purpose | to guide ships through hazardous waters of the North Sea ⓘ |
| region | northeast Scotland ⓘ |
| seaArea | North Sea ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| towerShape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1895 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rattray Head Lighthouse Description of subject: Rattray Head Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse off the northeast coast of Scotland, known for guiding ships through the hazardous waters of the North Sea near Aberdeenshire.
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