Neptune's Staircase lock flight
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Neptune's Staircase lock flight is a famous series of canal locks on Scotland’s Caledonian Canal, notable as one of the longest staircase lock systems in Britain and a popular engineering landmark for visitors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Neptune's Staircase lock flight canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7066608 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Neptune's Staircase lock flight Context triple: [Caledonian Canal, hasTouristAttraction, Neptune's Staircase lock flight]
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A.
Fairfield Lock Flight
Fairfield Lock Flight is a series of canal locks on the Ashton Canal in Greater Manchester, England, built to manage a steep change in water level along the waterway.
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B.
Cuton Lock
Cuton Lock is a canal lock on the River Chelmer in Essex, England, used to raise and lower boats along the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation.
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C.
Kembs lock
Kembs lock is a major navigation lock on the Grand Canal d’Alsace in eastern France, facilitating ship passage along the Rhine.
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D.
Devizes flight of locks
The Devizes flight of locks is a dramatic series of canal locks in Wiltshire, England, that raises the Kennet and Avon Canal steeply over a short distance and is renowned as one of the most impressive lock flights in the UK.
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E.
Sandiacre Lock
Sandiacre Lock is a historic canal lock on the Erewash Canal in Sandiacre, Derbyshire, known for its preserved lock-keeper’s cottage and role in the region’s industrial waterway heritage.
- 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: Neptune's Staircase lock flight Target entity description: Neptune's Staircase lock flight is a famous series of canal locks on Scotland’s Caledonian Canal, notable as one of the longest staircase lock systems in Britain and a popular engineering landmark for visitors.
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A.
Fairfield Lock Flight
Fairfield Lock Flight is a series of canal locks on the Ashton Canal in Greater Manchester, England, built to manage a steep change in water level along the waterway.
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B.
Cuton Lock
Cuton Lock is a canal lock on the River Chelmer in Essex, England, used to raise and lower boats along the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation.
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C.
Kembs lock
Kembs lock is a major navigation lock on the Grand Canal d’Alsace in eastern France, facilitating ship passage along the Rhine.
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D.
Devizes flight of locks
The Devizes flight of locks is a dramatic series of canal locks in Wiltshire, England, that raises the Kennet and Avon Canal steeply over a short distance and is renowned as one of the most impressive lock flights in the UK.
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E.
Sandiacre Lock
Sandiacre Lock is a historic canal lock on the Erewash Canal in Sandiacre, Derbyshire, known for its preserved lock-keeper’s cottage and role in the region’s industrial waterway heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
staircase lock
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | Thomas Telford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
higher level of the Caledonian Canal towards Gairlochy
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sea level section near Corpach ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | circa 1822 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate |
circa 1803
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor | linking the Scottish east and west coasts via the Caledonian Canal ⓘ |
| engineer | Thomas Telford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Neptune's Staircase lock flight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
road and rail bridges crossing the canal nearby
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series of eight interconnected lock chambers ⓘ towpaths on both sides ⓘ |
| hasFunction | raising and lowering boats between different water levels ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
iron lock gates
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masonry ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important example of early 19th-century civil engineering ⓘ |
| length |
about a quarter of a mile
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approximately 457 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Banavie
NERFINISHED
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Caledonian Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort William NERFINISHED ⓘ Highland, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Lochaber NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| maximumBoatRise |
about 62 feet
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approximately 19 metres ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Neptune NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Corpach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort William NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs |
major engineering landmark
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one of the longest staircase lock systems in Britain ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 8 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Scottish Canals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Scottish Canals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caledonian Canal
NERFINISHED
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Great Glen waterway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Great Glen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourism |
popular visitor attraction
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viewpoint for Ben Nevis and surrounding mountains ⓘ |
| waterwayType | canal ⓘ |
| waterwayUse |
recreational boating
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yacht and leisure craft transit ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Neptune's Staircase lock flight Description of subject: Neptune's Staircase lock flight is a famous series of canal locks on Scotland’s Caledonian Canal, notable as one of the longest staircase lock systems in Britain and a popular engineering landmark for visitors.
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