Knockan Crag
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Knockan Crag is a famous geological site in the Scottish Highlands known for its dramatic rock exposures that reveal the Moine Thrust and the complex tectonic history of the region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Knockan Crag canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6981560 — 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: Knockan Crag Context triple: [Moine Thrust Belt, exposedAt, Knockan Crag]
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A.
Menmuir
Menmuir is a small rural village in eastern Scotland, known for its agricultural landscape and historic parish setting within the Angus region.
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B.
An Sgùrr
An Sgùrr is the prominent pitchstone ridge and distinctive highest summit on the Scottish island of Eigg, known for its dramatic cliffs and volcanic origins.
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C.
Sgurr na Stri
Sgurr na Stri is a small but renowned rocky peak on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, celebrated for offering some of the finest panoramic views of the Cuillin mountains and surrounding lochs.
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D.
Cairnsmore of Carsphairn
Cairnsmore of Carsphairn is a prominent hill in southwest Scotland, known for its broad summit and expansive views across the surrounding moorland and Galloway landscape.
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E.
Kilcreggan
Kilcreggan is a coastal village on the Rosneath Peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, known for its scenic views over the Firth of Clyde and its historic pier.
- 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: Knockan Crag Target entity description: Knockan Crag is a famous geological site in the Scottish Highlands known for its dramatic rock exposures that reveal the Moine Thrust and the complex tectonic history of the region.
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A.
Menmuir
Menmuir is a small rural village in eastern Scotland, known for its agricultural landscape and historic parish setting within the Angus region.
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B.
An Sgùrr
An Sgùrr is the prominent pitchstone ridge and distinctive highest summit on the Scottish island of Eigg, known for its dramatic cliffs and volcanic origins.
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C.
Sgurr na Stri
Sgurr na Stri is a small but renowned rocky peak on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, celebrated for offering some of the finest panoramic views of the Cuillin mountains and surrounding lochs.
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D.
Cairnsmore of Carsphairn
Cairnsmore of Carsphairn is a prominent hill in southwest Scotland, known for its broad summit and expansive views across the surrounding moorland and Galloway landscape.
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E.
Kilcreggan
Kilcreggan is a coastal village on the Rosneath Peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, known for its scenic views over the Firth of Clyde and its historic pier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Nature Reserve
ⓘ
geological site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessibleVia | A835 road ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| designatedAs | National Nature Reserve ⓘ |
| designatedBy | NatureScot ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Cambrian
ⓘ
Ordovician ⓘ
linked to:
Ordovician Period
Precambrian ⓘ
linked to:
Precambrian Supereon
|
| hasAttraction |
Rock Room exhibition
ⓘ
art installations ⓘ viewpoints ⓘ |
| hasEducationalRole | field site for geology students ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
car park
ⓘ
interpretive panels ⓘ waymarked trails ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
Moine Thrust
ⓘ
linked to:
Moine Thrust Belt
thrust fault ⓘ unconformity ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveCenter |
Knockan Crag visitor centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Knockan Crag National Nature Reserve
|
| hasRockType |
Cambrian quartzite
ⓘ
Lewisian gneiss ⓘ Moine schist ⓘ Torridonian sandstone ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | key site for understanding thrust tectonics ⓘ |
| hasStatus | protected area ⓘ |
| hasTrail |
Crag Top Trail
ⓘ
Rock Trail ⓘ Thrust Trail ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Assynt mountains
ⓘ
linked to:
Assynt
Coigach ⓘ |
| knownFor |
classic thrust tectonics
ⓘ
dramatic rock exposures ⓘ exposure of the Moine Thrust ⓘ role in development of modern geology ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Assynt
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Scottish Highlands ⓘ Sutherland ⓘ |
| managedBy | NatureScot ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement | Elphin ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Ullapool ⓘ |
| partOf |
North West Highlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Northwest Highlands
North West Highlands Geopark ⓘ |
| region | northwest Scotland ⓘ |
| showsRelationshipBetween | older Moine rocks and younger Cambrian rocks ⓘ |
| showsStructure | older rocks thrust over younger rocks ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
Caledonian Orogeny
ⓘ
linked to:
Caledonian orogeny
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Knockan Crag Description of subject: Knockan Crag is a famous geological site in the Scottish Highlands known for its dramatic rock exposures that reveal the Moine Thrust and the complex tectonic history of the region.
Referenced by (5)
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