Granard Motte
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Granard Motte is a large Norman earthwork motte and bailey fortification in Granard, County Longford, Ireland, dating from the 12th century and overlooking the surrounding countryside.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Granard Motte canonical | 1 |
| Granard motte | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5943279 — 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: Granard Motte Context triple: [County Longford, hasHistoricSite, Granard Motte]
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A.
Maiden Castle
Maiden Castle is one of the largest and most impressive Iron Age hillforts in Europe, located near Dorchester in Dorset, England.
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B.
Landguard Fort
Landguard Fort is a historic coastal artillery fortification in Felixstowe, Suffolk, that has defended the entrance to the River Orwell and Harwich Harbour for centuries and is now a heritage attraction.
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C.
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.
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D.
Raglan Castle
Raglan Castle is a grand late medieval and Tudor-era fortress in southeast Wales, renowned for its impressive ruins and distinctive hexagonal Great Tower.
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E.
Restormel Castle
Restormel Castle is a well-preserved circular medieval fortress in Cornwall, England, notable for its picturesque ruins and commanding views over the River Fowey valley.
- 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: Granard Motte Target entity description: Granard Motte is a large Norman earthwork motte and bailey fortification in Granard, County Longford, Ireland, dating from the 12th century and overlooking the surrounding countryside.
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A.
Maiden Castle
Maiden Castle is one of the largest and most impressive Iron Age hillforts in Europe, located near Dorchester in Dorset, England.
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B.
Landguard Fort
Landguard Fort is a historic coastal artillery fortification in Felixstowe, Suffolk, that has defended the entrance to the River Orwell and Harwich Harbour for centuries and is now a heritage attraction.
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C.
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.
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D.
Raglan Castle
Raglan Castle is a grand late medieval and Tudor-era fortress in southeast Wales, renowned for its impressive ruins and distinctive hexagonal Great Tower.
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E.
Restormel Castle
Restormel Castle is a well-preserved circular medieval fortress in Cornwall, England, notable for its picturesque ruins and commanding views over the River Fowey valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Norman earthwork fortification
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archaeological site ⓘ motte-and-bailey castle ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Norman military architecture ⓘ |
| builtBy | Normans ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in County Longford
ⓘ
Castles in County Longford ⓘ |
| constructedInCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| constructedInPeriod | Norman period ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToTown | overlooking Granard town ⓘ |
| fortificationType | earthwork fortification ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bailey
ⓘ
motte ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeContext | rural landscape ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | Granard ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | County Longford countryside ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Monument of Ireland ⓘ |
| historicalEra | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Longford
ⓘ
Granard ⓘ Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hill above Granard ⓘ |
| material | earth ⓘ |
| originalFunction | feudal stronghold ⓘ |
| overlooks | surrounding countryside of Granard ⓘ |
| region | Leinster ⓘ |
| usedFor |
control of surrounding territory
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military defence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Granard Motte Description of subject: Granard Motte is a large Norman earthwork motte and bailey fortification in Granard, County Longford, Ireland, dating from the 12th century and overlooking the surrounding countryside.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Granard Motte