A859 Tarbert–Stornoway road
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The A859 Tarbert–Stornoway road is a key arterial route on the Isle of Lewis and Harris in Scotland, connecting the ferry port of Tarbert with the island’s main town, Stornoway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A859 Tarbert–Stornoway road canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5942171 — 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: A859 Tarbert–Stornoway road Context triple: [Loch Seaforth, hasNearbyRoad, A859 Tarbert–Stornoway road]
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A.
Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route
The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route is a major bypass and ring road around Aberdeen, Scotland, designed to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow on key routes in the region.
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B.
A985 road
The A985 road is a key trunk route in eastern Scotland that connects the M90 near Dunfermline to the Kincardine Bridge, serving as an important link for traffic around the Firth of Forth.
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C.
National Highway A87
National Highway A87 is an Australian national highway designation for the Stuart Highway, a major north–south route linking Adelaide to Darwin through the country’s central interior.
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D.
A85 road
The A85 road is a major trunk route in Scotland that runs through Perth and western regions, connecting several towns and linking with key motorways.
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E.
A89 road
The A89 road is a major route in central Scotland that runs between Glasgow and Newbridge near Edinburgh, serving towns across the Central Belt.
- 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: A859 Tarbert–Stornoway road Target entity description: The A859 Tarbert–Stornoway road is a key arterial route on the Isle of Lewis and Harris in Scotland, connecting the ferry port of Tarbert with the island’s main town, Stornoway.
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A.
Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route
The Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route is a major bypass and ring road around Aberdeen, Scotland, designed to reduce congestion and improve traffic flow on key routes in the region.
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B.
A985 road
The A985 road is a key trunk route in eastern Scotland that connects the M90 near Dunfermline to the Kincardine Bridge, serving as an important link for traffic around the Firth of Forth.
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C.
National Highway A87
National Highway A87 is an Australian national highway designation for the Stuart Highway, a major north–south route linking Adelaide to Darwin through the country’s central interior.
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D.
A85 road
The A85 road is a major trunk route in Scotland that runs through Perth and western regions, connecting several towns and linking with key motorways.
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E.
A89 road
The A89 road is a major route in central Scotland that runs between Glasgow and Newbridge near Edinburgh, serving towns across the Central Belt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
A road in Scotland
ⓘ
road ⓘ |
| connects |
Stornoway
ⓘ
Tarbert ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
ferry services at Tarbert
ⓘ
road network of Stornoway ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| function |
key arterial route on the Isle of Lewis and Harris
ⓘ
primary road link between Tarbert and Stornoway ⓘ |
| hasSettlementAlongRoute |
Stornoway
ⓘ
Tarbert ⓘ |
| importance | major transport corridor in the Outer Hebrides ⓘ |
| isOnIsland |
Isle of Harris
ⓘ
Isle of Lewis ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Scottish trunk and A-road network ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Isle of Lewis and Harris
ⓘ
linked to:
Lewis and Harris
Na h-Eileanan Siar ⓘ Outer Hebrides ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| region |
Western Isles
ⓘ
linked to:
Outer Hebrides
|
| roadNumber | A859 ⓘ |
| serves |
ferry port of Tarbert
ⓘ
town of Stornoway ⓘ
linked to:
Stornoway
|
| supports |
freight traffic
ⓘ
local traffic ⓘ tourist traffic ⓘ |
| terminusA | Tarbert ⓘ |
| terminusB | Stornoway ⓘ |
| usedBy | motor vehicles ⓘ |
| usedFor | road transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: A859 Tarbert–Stornoway road Description of subject: The A859 Tarbert–Stornoway road is a key arterial route on the Isle of Lewis and Harris in Scotland, connecting the ferry port of Tarbert with the island’s main town, Stornoway.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Aird Asaig (Ardhasaig)