Rhinns of Islay Lighthouse
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Rhinns of Islay Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse off the southwest of Islay in Scotland, guiding ships through the waters of the North Channel and the Atlantic Ocean.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rhinns of Islay Lighthouse canonical | 1 |
| Rinns of Islay Lighthouse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6081307 — 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: Rhinns of Islay Lighthouse Context triple: [Portnahaven, hasViewTowards, Rhinns of Islay Lighthouse]
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A.
Monach Isles Lighthouse
Monach Isles Lighthouse is a remote Scottish lighthouse in the Outer Hebrides, notable for guiding ships through the hazardous waters around the Monach Isles.
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B.
Bressay Lighthouse
Bressay Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the island of Bressay in Shetland, Scotland, guiding ships entering Lerwick Harbour since the mid-19th century.
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C.
Covesea Skerries Lighthouse
Covesea Skerries Lighthouse is a historic Scottish coastal lighthouse near Lossiemouth, Moray, known for guiding ships through the dangerous skerries of the Moray Firth.
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D.
Rattray Head Lighthouse
Rattray Head Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse off the northeast coast of Scotland, known for guiding ships through the hazardous waters of the North Sea near Aberdeenshire.
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E.
Flannan Isles Lighthouse
Flannan Isles Lighthouse is a remote Scottish lighthouse in the Outer Hebrides, best known for the mysterious 1900 disappearance of its three keepers.
- 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: Rhinns of Islay Lighthouse Target entity description: Rhinns of Islay Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse off the southwest of Islay in Scotland, guiding ships through the waters of the North Channel and the Atlantic Ocean.
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A.
Monach Isles Lighthouse
Monach Isles Lighthouse is a remote Scottish lighthouse in the Outer Hebrides, notable for guiding ships through the hazardous waters around the Monach Isles.
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B.
Bressay Lighthouse
Bressay Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the island of Bressay in Shetland, Scotland, guiding ships entering Lerwick Harbour since the mid-19th century.
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C.
Covesea Skerries Lighthouse
Covesea Skerries Lighthouse is a historic Scottish coastal lighthouse near Lossiemouth, Moray, known for guiding ships through the dangerous skerries of the Moray Firth.
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D.
Rattray Head Lighthouse
Rattray Head Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse off the northeast coast of Scotland, known for guiding ships through the hazardous waters of the North Sea near Aberdeenshire.
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E.
Flannan Isles Lighthouse
Flannan Isles Lighthouse is a remote Scottish lighthouse in the Outer Hebrides, best known for the mysterious 1900 disappearance of its three keepers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal lighthouse
ⓘ
lighthouse ⓘ |
| access | by boat ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Stevenson family of lighthouse engineers ⓘ |
| automated | yes ⓘ |
| automatedSince | 1998 ⓘ |
| category |
Category A listed lighthouses in Scotland
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buildings and structures on Islay ⓘ lighthouses in Argyll and Bute ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | masonry ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| designedBy | Robert Stevenson ⓘ |
| focalHeight | 39 metres ⓘ |
| hasBalcony | yes ⓘ |
| hasFogSignal | yes ⓘ |
| hasLantern | yes ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | Fl (3) W 15s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Argyll and Bute
ⓘ
Inner Hebrides ⓘ Islay ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInWaterBody |
Atlantic Ocean
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North Channel ⓘ |
| locatedOff | southwest coast of Islay ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Orsay Island ⓘ |
| managingAgent | Northern Lighthouse Board ⓘ |
| marking |
black lantern
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ochre trim ⓘ white tower ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Rhinns of Islay peninsula
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linked to:
Rhinns of Islay
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| navigationalRole | aids navigation off the Rhinns of Islay ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Portnahaven ⓘ |
| operator | Northern Lighthouse Board ⓘ |
| purpose | to guide ships through the waters of the North Channel and the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| range | 18 nautical miles ⓘ |
| region | west coast of Scotland ⓘ |
| servesShippingRoute | North Channel shipping route between Scotland and Ireland ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| towerShape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1825 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rhinns of Islay Lighthouse Description of subject: Rhinns of Islay Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse off the southwest of Islay in Scotland, guiding ships through the waters of the North Channel and the Atlantic Ocean.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rhinns of Islay Lighthouse