Lerwick–Bressay route
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The Lerwick–Bressay route is a short ferry crossing in the Shetland Islands that links the town of Lerwick on Mainland with the nearby island of Bressay.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lerwick–Bressay ferry route | 1 |
| Lerwick–Bressay route canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6244563 — 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: Lerwick–Bressay route Context triple: [Bressay ferry, hasRoute, Lerwick–Bressay route]
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A.
Holyhead–Dublin ferry route
The Holyhead–Dublin ferry route is a major maritime link between Wales and Ireland, carrying passengers and vehicles across the Irish Sea and forming a key part of the transport corridor between Great Britain and Ireland.
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B.
Heysham–Douglas ferry route
The Heysham–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle sea link across the Irish Sea connecting Heysham in England with Douglas on the Isle of Man.
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C.
Mallaig–Armadale ferry route
The Mallaig–Armadale ferry route is a key Caledonian MacBrayne-operated sea crossing linking the fishing port of Mallaig on Scotland’s west coast with Armadale on the Isle of Skye.
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D.
Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route
The Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route is a long-established passenger and vehicle sea crossing linking southwest Wales with southeast Ireland across the Irish Sea.
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E.
Stornoway–Ullapool ferry
The Stornoway–Ullapool ferry is a major Scottish west coast ferry route linking the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides with the mainland port of Ullapool.
- 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: Lerwick–Bressay route Target entity description: The Lerwick–Bressay route is a short ferry crossing in the Shetland Islands that links the town of Lerwick on Mainland with the nearby island of Bressay.
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A.
Holyhead–Dublin ferry route
The Holyhead–Dublin ferry route is a major maritime link between Wales and Ireland, carrying passengers and vehicles across the Irish Sea and forming a key part of the transport corridor between Great Britain and Ireland.
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B.
Heysham–Douglas ferry route
The Heysham–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle sea link across the Irish Sea connecting Heysham in England with Douglas on the Isle of Man.
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C.
Mallaig–Armadale ferry route
The Mallaig–Armadale ferry route is a key Caledonian MacBrayne-operated sea crossing linking the fishing port of Mallaig on Scotland’s west coast with Armadale on the Isle of Skye.
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D.
Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route
The Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route is a long-established passenger and vehicle sea crossing linking southwest Wales with southeast Ireland across the Irish Sea.
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E.
Stornoway–Ullapool ferry
The Stornoway–Ullapool ferry is a major Scottish west coast ferry route linking the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides with the mainland port of Ullapool.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ferry route ⓘ |
| connects |
Bressay
ⓘ
Lerwick ⓘ |
| connectsIslandToMainland |
Bressay
ⓘ
Mainland, Shetland ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| crosses | Bressay Sound ⓘ |
| distanceCategory | short crossing ⓘ |
| governedBy | Shetland Islands Council ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Lerwick to Bressay ferry route
ⓘ
Lerwick–Bressay ferry ⓘ
linked to:
Bressay ferry
|
| hasLanguageOfSignage | English ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Bressay ferry terminal
ⓘ
Lerwick ferry terminal ⓘ
linked to:
Lerwick Harbour
|
| locatedIn |
Scotland
ⓘ
Shetland Islands ⓘ
linked to:
Shetland
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | ferry ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Shetland Islands Council Ferries ⓘ |
| operatorType | local authority ferry operator ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shetland inter-island ferry network
ⓘ
linked to:
Shetland Islands Council Ferries
|
| primaryPurpose | link Lerwick with Bressay ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
access to Bressay
ⓘ
commuter traffic ⓘ local transport ⓘ |
| region | Shetland ⓘ |
| serviceType |
passenger ferry service
ⓘ
vehicle ferry service ⓘ |
| terminus |
Bressay
ⓘ
Lerwick ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lerwick–Bressay route Description of subject: The Lerwick–Bressay route is a short ferry crossing in the Shetland Islands that links the town of Lerwick on Mainland with the nearby island of Bressay.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lerwick–Bressay route