Stone of Setter
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The Stone of Setter is a prominent Neolithic standing stone and archaeological monument located on the Orkney island of Eday in Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stone of Setter canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6840234 — 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: Stone of Setter Context triple: [Eday, hasArchaeologicalSite, Stone of Setter]
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A.
Hunter the Ridgeback
Hunter the Ridgeback is the canine mascot representing Ontario Tech University’s athletic teams and school spirit.
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B.
Shepshed
Shepshed is a town in the English East Midlands known historically for its textile industry and now as a residential community near Loughborough in Leicestershire.
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C.
Shepherd
Shepherd is the customizable space explorer protagonist introduced in Pikmin 4, leading squads of Pikmin on rescue and exploration missions.
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D.
Shepherd
Shepherd is a common English occupational surname originally given to people who tended sheep.
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E.
Hound
Hound is a coastal civil parish in the Borough of Eastleigh in Hampshire, England, encompassing villages such as Netley and Butlocks Heath.
- 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: Stone of Setter Target entity description: The Stone of Setter is a prominent Neolithic standing stone and archaeological monument located on the Orkney island of Eday in Scotland.
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A.
Hunter the Ridgeback
Hunter the Ridgeback is the canine mascot representing Ontario Tech University’s athletic teams and school spirit.
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B.
Shepshed
Shepshed is a town in the English East Midlands known historically for its textile industry and now as a residential community near Loughborough in Leicestershire.
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C.
Shepherd
Shepherd is the customizable space explorer protagonist introduced in Pikmin 4, leading squads of Pikmin on rescue and exploration missions.
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D.
Shepherd
Shepherd is a common English occupational surname originally given to people who tended sheep.
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E.
Hound
Hound is a coastal civil parish in the Borough of Eastleigh in Hampshire, England, encompassing villages such as Netley and Butlocks Heath.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neolithic archaeological site
ⓘ
megalithic monument ⓘ prehistoric monument in Scotland ⓘ standing stone ⓘ |
| accessibleToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | Neolithic ⓘ |
| era | prehistory ⓘ |
| foundInCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | standing stone in open landscape ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSignificance | prehistoric ritual landscape ⓘ |
| hasType | single monolith ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | Scotland ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Neolithic Orkney monuments
ⓘ
linked to:
Orkney archaeological landscape
|
| locatedIn |
Eday
ⓘ
Northern Isles ⓘ Orkney ⓘ
linked to:
Orkney Islands
Orkney Islands ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWaterRegion |
North Atlantic (Orkney archipelago)
ⓘ
linked to:
Orkney coastal waters
|
| locatedOn | island of Eday ⓘ |
| managedBy | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| partOf | archaeological heritage of Orkney ⓘ |
| region |
Scottish Highlands and Islands
ⓘ
linked to:
Highlands and Islands
|
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial purposes (hypothesized)
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ritual purposes (hypothesized) ⓘ territorial marker (hypothesized) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stone of Setter Description of subject: The Stone of Setter is a prominent Neolithic standing stone and archaeological monument located on the Orkney island of Eday in Scotland.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.