Cabo Corso Castle
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Cabo Corso Castle is the former name of Cape Coast Castle, a major British slave-trading fort on the coast of present-day Ghana that played a central role in the transatlantic slave trade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cabo Corso Castle canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5041880 — 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: Cabo Corso Castle Context triple: [Cape Coast Castle, formerName, Cabo Corso Castle]
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Buonconsiglio Castle
Buonconsiglio Castle is a historic fortified complex in Trento, Italy, that served for centuries as the residence of the local prince-bishops and is renowned for its medieval and Renaissance architecture and frescoes.
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B.
Pietrarossa Castle
Pietrarossa Castle is a medieval hilltop fortress in Caltanissetta, Sicily, known for its strategic position and panoramic views over the surrounding valley.
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C.
Loulé Castle
Loulé Castle is a medieval fortress in the town of Loulé in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its preserved walls, towers, and archaeological museum.
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D.
Castro Marim Castle
Castro Marim Castle is a historic medieval fortress in Portugal’s Algarve region, notable for its strategic hilltop position near the Guadiana River and the Spanish border.
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E.
Porto Palermo Castle
Porto Palermo Castle is a historic coastal fortress in southern Albania, renowned for its strategic position on the Albanian Riviera and its well-preserved Ottoman-era architecture.
- 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: Cabo Corso Castle Target entity description: Cabo Corso Castle is the former name of Cape Coast Castle, a major British slave-trading fort on the coast of present-day Ghana that played a central role in the transatlantic slave trade.
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A.
Buonconsiglio Castle
Buonconsiglio Castle is a historic fortified complex in Trento, Italy, that served for centuries as the residence of the local prince-bishops and is renowned for its medieval and Renaissance architecture and frescoes.
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B.
Pietrarossa Castle
Pietrarossa Castle is a medieval hilltop fortress in Caltanissetta, Sicily, known for its strategic position and panoramic views over the surrounding valley.
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C.
Loulé Castle
Loulé Castle is a medieval fortress in the town of Loulé in Portugal’s Algarve region, known for its preserved walls, towers, and archaeological museum.
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D.
Castro Marim Castle
Castro Marim Castle is a historic medieval fortress in Portugal’s Algarve region, notable for its strategic hilltop position near the Guadiana River and the Spanish border.
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E.
Porto Palermo Castle
Porto Palermo Castle is a historic coastal fortress in southern Albania, renowned for its strategic position on the Albanian Riviera and its well-preserved Ottoman-era architecture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
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historic site ⓘ slave fort ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British transatlantic slave trade
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Middle Passage ⓘ enslavement of West Africans ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Ghana
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Forts in Ghana ⓘ Slave forts on the Gold Coast ⓘ World Heritage Sites in Ghana ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
British Empire
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Dutch West India Company ⓘ Kingdom of Denmark–Norway ⓘ
linked to:
Denmark–Norway
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Cape Coast Castle ⓘ |
| governedBy | Ghana Museums and Monuments Board ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
chapel
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courtyards ⓘ dungeons for enslaved Africans ⓘ governor’s quarters ⓘ sea-facing battlements ⓘ |
| hasFormerName | Cabo Corso Castle ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions) ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape Coast
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Central Region, Ghana ⓘ Ghana ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Atlantic Ocean
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Gulf of Guinea ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | short cape ⓘ |
| ownedBy | British Crown ⓘ |
| partOf | network of European forts on the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| presentUse |
memorial to victims of slavery
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museum ⓘ |
| region | Gold Coast ⓘ |
| significance |
central hub in the British transatlantic slave trade
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major British slave-trading fort on the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction in Ghana ⓘ |
| usedFor |
European trade on the West African coast
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export of enslaved Africans to the Americas ⓘ holding enslaved Africans ⓘ transatlantic slave trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Cabo Corso Castle Description of subject: Cabo Corso Castle is the former name of Cape Coast Castle, a major British slave-trading fort on the coast of present-day Ghana that played a central role in the transatlantic slave trade.
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