Clackmannan Stone
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The Clackmannan Stone is an ancient standing stone in Clackmannan, Scotland, traditionally associated with early Scottish kings and local legend.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clackmannan Stone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6044644 — 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: Clackmannan Stone Context triple: [Clackmannan Tower, nearbyFeature, Clackmannan Stone]
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A.
Callanish Stones
The Callanish Stones are a famous Neolithic stone circle and ritual site on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, dating back to around 3000 BC.
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B.
Broch of Gurness
Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village and archaeological site on the Orkney Islands in Scotland, notable for its well-preserved stone structures and coastal setting.
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C.
Beaghmore stone circles
Beaghmore stone circles are a complex of Bronze Age stone circles and cairns in Northern Ireland, noted for their archaeological significance and enigmatic alignment.
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D.
Govan Stones
Govan Stones is a renowned collection of early medieval carved stones and Viking-age sculpture displayed in Govan, Scotland.
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E.
Ness of Brodgar
Ness of Brodgar is a large Neolithic archaeological complex in Orkney, Scotland, renowned for its monumental stone buildings and rich ceremonial landscape.
- 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: Clackmannan Stone Target entity description: The Clackmannan Stone is an ancient standing stone in Clackmannan, Scotland, traditionally associated with early Scottish kings and local legend.
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A.
Callanish Stones
The Callanish Stones are a famous Neolithic stone circle and ritual site on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides, dating back to around 3000 BC.
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B.
Broch of Gurness
Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village and archaeological site on the Orkney Islands in Scotland, notable for its well-preserved stone structures and coastal setting.
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C.
Beaghmore stone circles
Beaghmore stone circles are a complex of Bronze Age stone circles and cairns in Northern Ireland, noted for their archaeological significance and enigmatic alignment.
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D.
Govan Stones
Govan Stones is a renowned collection of early medieval carved stones and Viking-age sculpture displayed in Govan, Scotland.
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E.
Ness of Brodgar
Ness of Brodgar is a large Neolithic archaeological complex in Orkney, Scotland, renowned for its monumental stone buildings and rich ceremonial landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
prehistoric monument
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ standing stone ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bruce family of Clackmannan
ⓘ
King Robert the Bruce ⓘ
linked to:
Robert the Bruce
early Scottish kings ⓘ local legend ⓘ |
| category |
archaeological site in Clackmannanshire
ⓘ
megalithic monument in Scotland ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of local identity in Clackmannan ⓘ |
| elevation | hilltop position in Clackmannan ⓘ |
| governedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDate | early medieval period (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
rectangular shaft
ⓘ
socketed base ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | name related to town of Clackmannan ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Scheduled Monument of Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Scotland (traditional region)
Clackmannanshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Clackmannan Tolbooth
ⓘ
Clackmannan Tower ⓘ |
| location | Clackmannan ⓘ |
| material | sandstone ⓘ |
| near | Firth of Forth ⓘ |
| partOf | historic core of Clackmannan ⓘ |
| publicAccess | yes ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Canmore (National Record of the Historic Environment, Scotland) ⓘ |
| tradition | linked to inauguration of early Scottish rulers (traditional belief) ⓘ |
| usedFor | ceremonial purposes (traditional association) ⓘ |
| visibleFrom |
Clackmannan town centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Clackmannan
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clackmannan Stone Description of subject: The Clackmannan Stone is an ancient standing stone in Clackmannan, Scotland, traditionally associated with early Scottish kings and local legend.
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