Corlea Trackway
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Corlea Trackway is an Iron Age wooden road preserved in a bog in County Longford, Ireland, notable for its exceptional state of preservation and archaeological importance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corlea Trackway canonical | 1 |
| Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Corlea Trackway Context triple: [County Longford, hasHistoricSite, Corlea Trackway]
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A.
Ortona Mounds
Ortona Mounds is a significant prehistoric archaeological complex in southern Florida featuring earthwork mounds and canals built by Indigenous peoples associated with the Belle Glade culture.
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B.
Cactus Hill site
Cactus Hill site is an archaeological location in southeastern Virginia notable for evidence suggesting some of the earliest human occupation in North America, potentially predating the Clovis culture.
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C.
Seip Earthworks
Seip Earthworks is a major prehistoric Native American earthwork complex in Ohio, notable for its large geometric enclosures and burial mounds built by the Hopewell culture.
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D.
Baiame Cave
Baiame Cave is a significant Aboriginal rock art site in New South Wales, Australia, featuring ancient paintings associated with the creator spirit Baiame and holding deep cultural and spiritual importance for the Wonnarua people.
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E.
Sabine salt trail
The Sabine salt trail was an ancient route used by the Sabine people to transport salt from coastal or salt-producing areas into the interior of central Italy.
- 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: Corlea Trackway Target entity description: Corlea Trackway is an Iron Age wooden road preserved in a bog in County Longford, Ireland, notable for its exceptional state of preservation and archaeological importance.
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A.
Ortona Mounds
Ortona Mounds is a significant prehistoric archaeological complex in southern Florida featuring earthwork mounds and canals built by Indigenous peoples associated with the Belle Glade culture.
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B.
Cactus Hill site
Cactus Hill site is an archaeological location in southeastern Virginia notable for evidence suggesting some of the earliest human occupation in North America, potentially predating the Clovis culture.
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C.
Seip Earthworks
Seip Earthworks is a major prehistoric Native American earthwork complex in Ohio, notable for its large geometric enclosures and burial mounds built by the Hopewell culture.
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D.
Baiame Cave
Baiame Cave is a significant Aboriginal rock art site in New South Wales, Australia, featuring ancient paintings associated with the creator spirit Baiame and holding deep cultural and spiritual importance for the Wonnarua people.
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E.
Sabine salt trail
The Sabine salt trail was an ancient route used by the Sabine people to transport salt from coastal or salt-producing areas into the interior of central Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Age monument
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ancient road ⓘ archaeological site ⓘ |
| associatedWith | prehistoric ritual and economic activity ⓘ |
| builtOver | raised bog ⓘ |
| conservationMethod | in situ preservation in climate-controlled building ⓘ |
| constructedBy | local Iron Age communities ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Iron Age ⓘ |
| datingMethod | dendrochronology ⓘ |
| discoveredDuring | peat extraction ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1984 ⓘ |
| environment | waterlogged peat ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | 148 BC ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Irish archaeologists ⓘ |
| exhibits | section of original roadway ⓘ |
| governingBody | Heritage Services of Ireland ⓘ |
| hasCoordinates | approximately 53.65°N 7.75°W ⓘ |
| hasInterpretationCentre |
Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Corlea Trackway
|
| hasPart |
preserved oak planks
ⓘ
transverse sleepers ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1 kilometer ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Longford
ⓘ
bog landscape ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Irish Midlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Plain of Ireland
|
| locatedNear |
Keenagh
ⓘ
River Shannon ⓘ |
| managedBy | Office of Public Works ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
alder wood
ⓘ
oak wood ⓘ |
| nearbySimilarSite |
Derraghan More trackway
ⓘ
other midland bog trackways ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| preservationState | exceptional ⓘ |
| protectedStatus | national monument of Ireland ⓘ |
| purpose |
causeway across bog
ⓘ
route for wheeled vehicles ⓘ |
| researchField |
experimental archaeology
ⓘ
wetland archaeology ⓘ |
| significance |
important for study of prehistoric engineering
ⓘ
key evidence for Iron Age transport in Ireland ⓘ major Iron Age wooden road in Europe ⓘ |
| tourismCategory | cultural heritage attraction ⓘ |
| width | approximately 3.5 meters ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Corlea Trackway Description of subject: Corlea Trackway is an Iron Age wooden road preserved in a bog in County Longford, Ireland, notable for its exceptional state of preservation and archaeological importance.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Corlea Trackway