St Mary’s Lighthouse
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St Mary’s Lighthouse is a historic coastal lighthouse situated on a small tidal island off the coast of Whitley Bay in North East England, now popular as a visitor attraction and nature reserve.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St Mary’s Lighthouse canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6603561 — 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: St Mary’s Lighthouse Context triple: [Whitley Bay, hasNearby, St Mary’s Lighthouse]
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A.
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the southern tip of England’s Isle of Wight, guiding ships through the English Channel.
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B.
Nobbys Lighthouse
Nobbys Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon situated on Nobbys Head at the entrance to Newcastle Harbour in New South Wales, Australia.
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C.
Rubh Re Lighthouse
Rubh Re Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon in Scotland, notable as part of the Stevenson family’s historic network of Scottish lighthouses.
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D.
Milnerton Lighthouse
Milnerton Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located on the shore of Table Bay near Cape Town, South Africa, known for guiding ships and offering scenic ocean and Table Mountain views.
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E.
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.
- 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: St Mary’s Lighthouse Target entity description: St Mary’s Lighthouse is a historic coastal lighthouse situated on a small tidal island off the coast of Whitley Bay in North East England, now popular as a visitor attraction and nature reserve.
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A.
St Catherine's Lighthouse
St Catherine's Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon on the southern tip of England’s Isle of Wight, guiding ships through the English Channel.
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B.
Nobbys Lighthouse
Nobbys Lighthouse is a historic coastal beacon situated on Nobbys Head at the entrance to Newcastle Harbour in New South Wales, Australia.
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C.
Rubh Re Lighthouse
Rubh Re Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon in Scotland, notable as part of the Stevenson family’s historic network of Scottish lighthouses.
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D.
Milnerton Lighthouse
Milnerton Lighthouse is a coastal navigational beacon located on the shore of Table Bay near Cape Town, South Africa, known for guiding ships and offering scenic ocean and Table Mountain views.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal lighthouse
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lighthouse ⓘ nature reserve ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | causeway ⓘ |
| accessCondition |
accessible at low tide
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cut off at high tide ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1898 ⓘ |
| country |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
nature reserve
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viewing platform ⓘ visitor centre ⓘ |
| deactivationDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| feature |
gallery
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keepers’ cottages ⓘ lantern tower ⓘ |
| focalHeight | about 46 metres ⓘ |
| height | about 38 metres ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade II listed building ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1898 ⓘ |
| lightCharacteristic | flashing white light ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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North East England ⓘ North Tyneside ⓘ Tyne and Wear ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Whitley Bay ⓘ |
| locatedOffCoastOf | Whitley Bay ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
St Mary’s Island
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tidal island ⓘ |
| material |
brick
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concrete ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ |
| operator |
North Tyneside Council
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linked to:
North Tyneside
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| purpose | aid to navigation ⓘ |
| range | about 17 nautical miles ⓘ |
| region | North Sea coast ⓘ |
| status |
disused lighthouse
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preserved historic structure ⓘ |
| surroundedBy |
intertidal habitats
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rocky shore ⓘ |
| touristActivity |
lighthouse climbing
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rockpooling ⓘ wildlife watching ⓘ |
| wildlife |
rockpool invertebrates
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seabirds ⓘ seals ⓘ |
| yearDeactivated | 1984 ⓘ |
| yearLit | 1898 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Mary’s Lighthouse Description of subject: St Mary’s Lighthouse is a historic coastal lighthouse situated on a small tidal island off the coast of Whitley Bay in North East England, now popular as a visitor attraction and nature reserve.
Referenced by (5)
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