Monk Bar
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Monk Bar is a medieval fortified gatehouse in York, England, that forms part of the city’s historic defensive walls.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monk Bar canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7161098 — 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: Monk Bar Context triple: [York, England, hasLandmark, Monk Bar]
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A.
Monk’s Parlour
Monk’s Parlour is an atmospheric, theatrically arranged basement room in Sir John Soane’s Museum, designed to evoke a Gothic monastic retreat and showcase Soane’s fascination with romantic ruin and illusion.
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B.
Madras Bar
Madras Bar refers to the community and professional association of lawyers practicing before the High Court and subordinate courts in the Madras (now Chennai) jurisdiction, historically one of the most prominent legal bars in India.
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C.
Monkwood
Monkwood is a small rural settlement in East Hampshire, England, known for its countryside setting and quiet residential character.
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D.
The Rooster Bar
The Rooster Bar is a legal thriller novel by bestselling American author John Grisham that follows law students entangled in a predatory student-loan and for-profit law school scheme.
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E.
Bombay Bar
Bombay Bar is a professional association of lawyers practicing in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, historically known for its prominent advocates and significant role in the country’s legal community.
- 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: Monk Bar Target entity description: Monk Bar is a medieval fortified gatehouse in York, England, that forms part of the city’s historic defensive walls.
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A.
Monk’s Parlour
Monk’s Parlour is an atmospheric, theatrically arranged basement room in Sir John Soane’s Museum, designed to evoke a Gothic monastic retreat and showcase Soane’s fascination with romantic ruin and illusion.
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B.
Madras Bar
Madras Bar refers to the community and professional association of lawyers practicing before the High Court and subordinate courts in the Madras (now Chennai) jurisdiction, historically one of the most prominent legal bars in India.
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C.
Monkwood
Monkwood is a small rural settlement in East Hampshire, England, known for its countryside setting and quiet residential character.
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D.
The Rooster Bar
The Rooster Bar is a legal thriller novel by bestselling American author John Grisham that follows law students entangled in a predatory student-loan and for-profit law school scheme.
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E.
Bombay Bar
Bombay Bar is a professional association of lawyers practicing in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, historically known for its prominent advocates and significant role in the country’s legal community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city gate
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fortified gatehouse ⓘ medieval gatehouse ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Wars of the Roses ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Goodramgate
ⓘ
Monkgate ⓘ |
| coordinates | approximately 53.962°N 1.079°W ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| facesDirection | north ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Monkgate Bar ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
City walls of York
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Gate towers in England ⓘ Grade I listed buildings in York ⓘ Tourist attraction in York ⓘ |
| hasConstructionEndDate | 15th century ⓘ |
| hasConstructionStartDate | 14th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arrow slits
ⓘ
barbican passage ⓘ battlements ⓘ machicolations ⓘ portcullis ⓘ turrets ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
barbican
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city gate ⓘ defensive structure ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Richard III Experience
ⓘ
linked to:
King Richard III Visitor Centre
|
| hasNumberOfStoreys | 4 ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
York Minster
ⓘ
York city walls ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Grade I listed building
ⓘ
scheduled monument ⓘ |
| isOneOf | four main medieval bars of York ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | City of York ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricCounty | Yorkshire ⓘ |
| location | York ⓘ |
| materialUsed | magnesian limestone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | monks of nearby monasteries ⓘ |
| nearby | York Minster ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | City of York Council ⓘ |
| partOf |
York city walls
ⓘ
linked to:
City walls of York
historic centre of York ⓘ |
| usedAs |
city prison
ⓘ
guardroom ⓘ watchtower ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monk Bar Description of subject: Monk Bar is a medieval fortified gatehouse in York, England, that forms part of the city’s historic defensive walls.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.