Butt of Lewis Lighthouse
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Butt of Lewis Lighthouse is a historic red-brick lighthouse on the northern tip of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, guiding ships through the often treacherous waters of the North Atlantic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Butt of Lewis Lighthouse canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6241683 — 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: Butt of Lewis Lighthouse Context triple: [Butt of Lewis, hasStructure, Butt of Lewis Lighthouse]
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A.
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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B.
Currie Lighthouse
Currie Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon located near the town of Currie on King Island, Tasmania, guiding ships through the treacherous waters of Bass Strait.
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C.
Stoer Head Lighthouse
Stoer Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Sutherland, Scotland, known for guiding ships along the rugged northwest Highlands since the late 19th century.
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D.
Highland Lighthouse
Highland Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Truro, Massachusetts, known as Cape Cod’s oldest lighthouse and a prominent maritime navigation landmark.
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E.
Esha Ness Lighthouse
Esha Ness Lighthouse is a remote, ruggedly situated lighthouse on the Shetland Islands in Scotland, known for guiding ships along the dramatic cliffs of Esha Ness.
- 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: Butt of Lewis Lighthouse Target entity description: Butt of Lewis Lighthouse is a historic red-brick lighthouse on the northern tip of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, guiding ships through the often treacherous waters of the North Atlantic.
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A.
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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B.
Currie Lighthouse
Currie Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon located near the town of Currie on King Island, Tasmania, guiding ships through the treacherous waters of Bass Strait.
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C.
Stoer Head Lighthouse
Stoer Head Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Sutherland, Scotland, known for guiding ships along the rugged northwest Highlands since the late 19th century.
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D.
Highland Lighthouse
Highland Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon in Truro, Massachusetts, known as Cape Cod’s oldest lighthouse and a prominent maritime navigation landmark.
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E.
Esha Ness Lighthouse
Esha Ness Lighthouse is a remote, ruggedly situated lighthouse on the Shetland Islands in Scotland, known for guiding ships along the dramatic cliffs of Esha Ness.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lighthouse
ⓘ
navigational aid ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | brick lighthouse tower ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in the Outer Hebrides
ⓘ
Lighthouses in Scotland ⓘ |
| color | red ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| feature |
fog signal (historically)
ⓘ
light beacon ⓘ tower structure ⓘ |
| function | coastal navigation aid ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic lighthouse ⓘ |
| locatedAt | northern tip of the Isle of Lewis ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Isle of Lewis
ⓘ
Outer Hebrides ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Western Isles council area ⓘ
linked to:
Na h-Eileanan Siar council area
|
| locatedNear |
Butt of Lewis headland
ⓘ
linked to:
Butt of Lewis
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| locatedOn |
North Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
linked to:
North Atlantic
|
| manages | maritime navigation safety in surrounding waters ⓘ |
| material | red brick ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
North Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
linked to:
North Atlantic
|
| purpose |
to guide ships through the waters of the North Atlantic
ⓘ
to warn ships of dangerous coastline ⓘ |
| riskContext | treacherous waters ⓘ |
| seaRegion | North Atlantic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Butt of Lewis Lighthouse Description of subject: Butt of Lewis Lighthouse is a historic red-brick lighthouse on the northern tip of the Isle of Lewis in Scotland, guiding ships through the often treacherous waters of the North Atlantic.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.