Flint Castle
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Flint Castle is a 13th-century medieval fortress in northeast Wales, built by King Edward I as part of his campaign to conquer Wales and now preserved as an important historic ruin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Flint Castle canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5251856 — 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: Flint Castle Context triple: [Flintshire, hasHistoricSite, Flint Castle]
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A.
Montgomery Castle
Montgomery Castle is a historic medieval fortress located in the town of Montgomery in Powys, Wales.
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B.
Pennard Castle
Pennard Castle is a ruined medieval fortification on the Gower Peninsula in Wales, known for its dramatic clifftop setting overlooking Three Cliffs Bay.
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C.
Monmouth Castle
Monmouth Castle is a historic medieval fortress in Monmouth, Wales, best known as the birthplace of King Henry V of England.
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D.
Tamworth Castle
Tamworth Castle is a well-preserved Norman motte-and-bailey fortress in Staffordshire, England, that has served as a historic stronghold and now operates as a museum and heritage attraction.
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E.
Cyfarthfa Castle
Cyfarthfa Castle is a 19th-century mock-Gothic mansion in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, historically linked to the iron industry and now serving as a museum and public park.
- 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: Flint Castle Target entity description: Flint Castle is a 13th-century medieval fortress in northeast Wales, built by King Edward I as part of his campaign to conquer Wales and now preserved as an important historic ruin.
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A.
Montgomery Castle
Montgomery Castle is a historic medieval fortress located in the town of Montgomery in Powys, Wales.
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B.
Pennard Castle
Pennard Castle is a ruined medieval fortification on the Gower Peninsula in Wales, known for its dramatic clifftop setting overlooking Three Cliffs Bay.
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C.
Monmouth Castle
Monmouth Castle is a historic medieval fortress in Monmouth, Wales, best known as the birthplace of King Henry V of England.
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D.
Tamworth Castle
Tamworth Castle is a well-preserved Norman motte-and-bailey fortress in Staffordshire, England, that has served as a historic stronghold and now operates as a museum and heritage attraction.
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E.
Cyfarthfa Castle
Cyfarthfa Castle is a 19th-century mock-Gothic mansion in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, historically linked to the iron industry and now serving as a museum and public park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fortress
ⓘ
historic ruin ⓘ medieval castle ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval military architecture ⓘ |
| builder | Edward I of England ⓘ |
| builtFor | Edward I of England ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in Flintshire
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Grade I listed castles in Wales ⓘ Ruined castles in Wales ⓘ Scheduled monuments in Flintshire ⓘ |
| constructedDuring | Edward I's conquest of Wales ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1277 ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | late 13th century ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| era | 13th century ⓘ |
| governingBody | Cadw ⓘ |
| hasPart |
corner towers
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gatehouse ⓘ inner ward ⓘ isolated great tower ⓘ outer ward ⓘ |
| hasView |
Deeside estuary
ⓘ
River Dee ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
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Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| inception | 1277 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Flint, Flintshire
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linked to:
Flintshire
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| locatedInHistoricCounty | Flintshire ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
northeast Wales
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linked to:
north-east Wales
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| locatedOnWaterbody | River Dee estuary ⓘ |
| managedBy | Cadw ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Flint ⓘ |
| notableEvent | imprisonment of Richard II of England ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| owner | Crown Estate ⓘ |
| partOf |
Edwardian castle chain in Wales
ⓘ
Ring of Iron ⓘ |
| purpose |
to control access along the River Dee
ⓘ
to secure English control over northeast Wales ⓘ |
| region | Flintshire ⓘ |
| strategicLocation | close to the English–Welsh border ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative centre
ⓘ
military garrison ⓘ royal stronghold ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flint Castle Description of subject: Flint Castle is a 13th-century medieval fortress in northeast Wales, built by King Edward I as part of his campaign to conquer Wales and now preserved as an important historic ruin.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.