Mary Queen of Scots’ House
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Mary Queen of Scots’ House is a historic 16th-century tower house in Jedburgh, Scotland, now a museum dedicated to the life and times of Mary, Queen of Scots.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mary Queen of Scots House | 1 |
| Mary Queen of Scots’ House canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6763631 — 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: Mary Queen of Scots’ House Context triple: [Jedburgh, hasLandmark, Mary Queen of Scots’ House]
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A.
Linlithgow Palace
Linlithgow Palace is a ruined Renaissance royal residence in West Lothian, Scotland, best known as the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots and a former seat of the Scottish monarchy.
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B.
John Knox House
John Knox House is a historic 16th-century building on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, renowned as one of the city’s oldest surviving houses and a notable tourist attraction.
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C.
Palace of Holyroodhouse
The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the British monarch’s official royal residence in Edinburgh, Scotland, historically associated with Scottish royalty and state ceremonies.
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D.
Merchiston Tower
Merchiston Tower is a historic 16th-century Scottish tower house in Edinburgh, best known as the ancestral home of mathematician and logarithm inventor John Napier.
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E.
Bute House
Bute House is the official residence and main working headquarters of Scotland’s First Minister, located in Edinburgh’s New Town.
- 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: Mary Queen of Scots’ House Target entity description: Mary Queen of Scots’ House is a historic 16th-century tower house in Jedburgh, Scotland, now a museum dedicated to the life and times of Mary, Queen of Scots.
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A.
Linlithgow Palace
Linlithgow Palace is a ruined Renaissance royal residence in West Lothian, Scotland, best known as the birthplace of Mary, Queen of Scots and a former seat of the Scottish monarchy.
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B.
John Knox House
John Knox House is a historic 16th-century building on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, renowned as one of the city’s oldest surviving houses and a notable tourist attraction.
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C.
Palace of Holyroodhouse
The Palace of Holyroodhouse is the British monarch’s official royal residence in Edinburgh, Scotland, historically associated with Scottish royalty and state ceremonies.
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D.
Merchiston Tower
Merchiston Tower is a historic 16th-century Scottish tower house in Edinburgh, best known as the ancestral home of mathematician and logarithm inventor John Napier.
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E.
Bute House
Bute House is the official residence and main working headquarters of Scotland’s First Minister, located in Edinburgh’s New Town.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house museum
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ tower house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Scottish tower house ⓘ |
| category |
Category A listed buildings in the Scottish Borders
ⓘ
Historic house museums in Scotland ⓘ Museums in the Scottish Borders ⓘ Tower houses in Scotland ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ |
| floorCount | 4 ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
artifacts related to Mary, Queen of Scots
ⓘ
historical documents and portraits ⓘ interpretive displays on the life of Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ period furnishings ⓘ |
| hasPart |
exhibition rooms
ⓘ
garden ⓘ stair tower ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| heritageRegister | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| inception | 16th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Jedburgh ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Scotland
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Scottish Borders ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ |
| nearby |
Jedburgh Abbey
ⓘ
Jedburgh town centre ⓘ
linked to:
Jedburgh
|
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Mary, Queen of Scots stayed in Jedburgh in 1566 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | local tourist brochures about Jedburgh ⓘ |
| tourismType | cultural tourism ⓘ |
| use |
historic house
ⓘ
museum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mary Queen of Scots’ House Description of subject: Mary Queen of Scots’ House is a historic 16th-century tower house in Jedburgh, Scotland, now a museum dedicated to the life and times of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mary Queen of Scots’ House