St Boniface Kirk
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St Boniface Kirk is a historic early Christian church and archaeological site on the Orkney island of Papa Westray, notable for its Norse and medieval remains.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| St Boniface Kirk canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7132532 — 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 Boniface Kirk Context triple: [Papa Westray, hasArchaeologicalSite, St Boniface Kirk]
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A.
St Bridget’s Kirk
St Bridget’s Kirk is a medieval ruined church on the shore of the Firth of Forth in Fife, Scotland, noted for its well-preserved architecture and historic graveyard.
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B.
Blackness Parish Church
Blackness Parish Church is a historic Christian church serving the coastal village of Blackness in Scotland, notable for its traditional architecture and role in the local community.
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C.
Crichton Memorial Church
Crichton Memorial Church is a prominent 19th-century Gothic-style church and landmark located within the Crichton estate in Dumfries, Scotland.
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D.
Bothwell Parish Church
Bothwell Parish Church is a historic medieval church in Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, noted for its Gothic architecture and status as one of the oldest collegiate churches in the country.
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E.
Culross West Kirk
Culross West Kirk is a historic former parish church in Culross, Fife, Scotland, known for its medieval origins and picturesque hilltop setting overlooking the village and the Firth of Forth.
- 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 Boniface Kirk Target entity description: St Boniface Kirk is a historic early Christian church and archaeological site on the Orkney island of Papa Westray, notable for its Norse and medieval remains.
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A.
St Bridget’s Kirk
St Bridget’s Kirk is a medieval ruined church on the shore of the Firth of Forth in Fife, Scotland, noted for its well-preserved architecture and historic graveyard.
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B.
Blackness Parish Church
Blackness Parish Church is a historic Christian church serving the coastal village of Blackness in Scotland, notable for its traditional architecture and role in the local community.
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C.
Crichton Memorial Church
Crichton Memorial Church is a prominent 19th-century Gothic-style church and landmark located within the Crichton estate in Dumfries, Scotland.
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D.
Bothwell Parish Church
Bothwell Parish Church is a historic medieval church in Bothwell, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, noted for its Gothic architecture and status as one of the oldest collegiate churches in the country.
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E.
Culross West Kirk
Culross West Kirk is a historic former parish church in Culross, Fife, Scotland, known for its medieval origins and picturesque hilltop setting overlooking the village and the Firth of Forth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
church building ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Norse settlers in Orkney
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early Christian missionaries in Orkney ⓘ |
| category |
Archaeological sites in Orkney
ⓘ
Churches in Orkney ⓘ Early Christian sites in Scotland ⓘ Scheduled Ancient Monuments in Scotland ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Boniface ⓘ |
| denomination | Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalRemainsFromPeriod |
Norse period
ⓘ
early Christian period ⓘ medieval period ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Romanesque
ⓘ
medieval ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | protected historic monument ⓘ |
| hasFunction | parish church ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignationAuthority | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature | coastal landscape ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Norse cemetery
ⓘ
burial ground ⓘ early Christian chapel remains ⓘ medieval graveyard ⓘ stone church ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| island | Papa Westray ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Orkney
ⓘ
linked to:
Orkney Islands
Papa Westray ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Norse remains
ⓘ
early Christian archaeology ⓘ medieval remains ⓘ |
| overlooks | Papay Sound ⓘ |
| parish | Papa Westray parish ⓘ |
| region | Northern Isles ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Christianity ⓘ |
| situatedOn | north side of Papa Westray ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism site ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Christian worship
ⓘ
burials ⓘ religious services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Boniface Kirk Description of subject: St Boniface Kirk is a historic early Christian church and archaeological site on the Orkney island of Papa Westray, notable for its Norse and medieval remains.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.